The Trial of Adolf Eichmann ;Record of Proceedings - 8 Volumes State of Israel Ministry of Justice The Trust for the Publication of the Proceedings of the Eichmann Trial
in co-operation with the Israel State Archives and Yad Vashem - The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes'
Remembrance Authority
Some thirty years have passed since Adolf Eichmann was put on trial in 1961
before the District Court of Jerusalem and since the appeal against his
conviction before the Supreme Court of Israel. But it is only now that it
has become possible to publish in English the record of the proceedings
before the trial Court, the judgment of that Court and the proceedings and
judgment on appeal in the Supreme Court. In spite of this long delay, the publication of these proceedings has lost
none of its importance. In fact, it acquires special meaning at the present
time when tendencies of so-called "historical revisionism" have become rife
in many countries, with their denial of the very occurrence, or at least
the extent, of the catastrophe which the National Socialist regime in
Germany brought upon the Jewish People. In its judgment, the District Court pointed out that the Holocaust of
European Jewry had already been dealt with by the International Military
Tribunal at Nuremberg in its judgment at the trial of the Major War
Criminals, and also in several subsequent trials. However, in the trial of
Adolf Eichmann the persecution and mass murder of Jews in countries under
German occupation were central to the proceedings. The Court emphasized that
in spite of the manifold grave questions raised by the Holocaust, it
remained its duty not to stray into areas outside its defined sphere, but to
conduct the trial according to regular criminal procedure. Yet _ the judges
stated _ they did not lose sight of the moral and educational value implicit
in the conduct of the trial, both for the citizens of Israel and for the
world in general. Thus, the evidence at this trial of survivors of the
Holocaust who poured out their hearts on the witness stand, will certainly
provide valuable material for the research worker and the historian. For the present publication, the translation of the record of proceedings
has been fully revised, and whenever necessary has been compared with the
transcript in the original language in which the evidence was given and also
with the tape recording made at the time. The translation of the judgments
of the District Court and the Supreme Court is based on the official version
which was published together with the original text of the judgments. The first five volumes of THE TRIAL OF ADOLF EICHMANN contain the full
record of the proceedings in the District Court and on appeal in the Supreme
Court, and the sixth volume presents an annotated list of the exhibits
submitted at the trial, a glossary and a comprehensive index. All these
volumes are printed in two columns, approximately 500 pages 27 x 21cm.,
cloth bound hard cover. Two further volumes (VII and VIII) reproduce in
facsimile Adolf Eichmann's statement in German to the Israel Police prior to
the trial, with notes on the contents in English. Contents Volume 1: Sessions 1-30 The indictment
Preliminary objections by Counsel for the Defence
Attorney General's reply
Plea by the Accused
Attorney General's opening speech
Testimony on police interrogation of the Accused
Documents and testimony of witnesses on the extermination in Eastern Europe Written submissions of the Defence Volume 2: Sessions 31-51 Documents and testimonies on the destruction of the Jewish communities in
Western, Northern and Central Europe Volume 3: Sessions 52-75 Documents and testimonies on the destruction of the Hungarian Jewish
community
Documents and testimonies on the prevention of emigration to Palestine
Documents and testimonies on the extermination camps of Sobibor,
Chelmno, Treblinka, Belzec and Auschwitz
Testimonies on sterilization
Jewish partisans in the forests
Conclusion of the case for the Prosecution Volume 4: Sessions 75 continued-107 The case for the Defence
Evidence-in-chief and cross-examination of the Accused
Argument on the statements of Prosecution witnesses taken abroad Volume 5: Sessions 107 continued-121 Argument on the statements of Defence witnesses taken abroad
Conclusion of the case for the Defence
Testimonies of witnesses heard @05in camera
@03Statements of Defence Witnesses taken abroad
Summing up by the Attorney General
Summing up by Counsel for the Defence
Judgment of the District Court
Written grounds of Appeal
Appeal in the Supreme Court
Sessions 1-7
Judgment of the Supreme Court Volume 6:
List of exhibits submitted in the trial
Glossary
Index Volume 7 and 8:
Facsimile of Eichmann's statement in German to the Israel Police | 
