After World War II, Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann escaped US custody and fled to Argentina. He was caught by Israeli agents in 1960 and tried in Israel. For his pivotol role in the Holocaust, Eichmann was convicted and sentenced to death. Many historians credit coverage of the Eichmann trial with awakening public interest in the Holocaust.
![Defendant Adolf Eichmann takes notes during his trial in Jerusalem in 1961. [LCID: 65268]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/1cd8d15b-1e3a-49e7-9ae2-4d0626209096.jpg "Defendant Adolf Eichmann takes notes during his trial in Jerusalem in 1961. [LCID: 65268]")
Defendant Adolf Eichmann takes notes during his trial in Jerusalem in 1961.
Item View![During his trial, defendant Adolf Eichmann reads a chart outlining the administrative hierarchy of the German Third Reich. [LCID: 65283]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/8bcf2181-9404-4a49-961f-a782a833cbed.jpg "During his trial, defendant Adolf Eichmann reads a chart outlining the administrative hierarchy of the German Third Reich. [LCID: 65283]")
During his trial, defendant Adolf Eichmann reads a chart outlining the administrative hierarchy of the German Third Reich. Jerusalem, Israel. June 27 1961.
Item View![Adolf Eichmann, SS official in charge of deporting European Jewry. [LCID: 71529]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/799f4efa-a8fd-4774-a68f-e986b0704c87.jpeg "Adolf Eichmann, SS official in charge of deporting European Jewry. [LCID: 71529]")
Adolf Eichmann, SS official in charge of deporting European Jewry. Germany, 1943.
Item View![Witness Zivia Lubetkin Zuckerman testifies during the trial of Adolf Eichmann. [LCID: 65275]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/79e48936-0a83-4d47-aacc-45fd9206c6d7.jpg "Witness Zivia Lubetkin Zuckerman testifies during the trial of Adolf Eichmann. [LCID: 65275]")
Witness Zivia Lubetkin Zuckerman testifies during the trial of Adolf Eichmann. Jerusalem, Israel. May 3, 1961.
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False identification papers used by Adolf Eichmann while he was living in Argentina under the assumed name Ricardo Klement.
Item View![Former Jewish partisan leader Abba Kovner testifies for the prosecution during the trial of Adolf Eichmann. [LCID: 65278]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/29d88aae-823f-42f3-a4c8-86ac26c45aa4.jpg "Former Jewish partisan leader Abba Kovner testifies for the prosecution during the trial of Adolf Eichmann. [LCID: 65278]")
Former Jewish partisan leader Abba Kovner testifies for the prosecution during the trial of Adolf Eichmann. May 4, 1961.
Item View![Defendant Adolf Eichmann stands as he is sentenced to death by the court. [LCID: 65289]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/e65aab53-3521-4d92-be74-d46f2657e7aa.jpg "Defendant Adolf Eichmann stands as he is sentenced to death by the court. [LCID: 65289]")
Defendant Adolf Eichmann stands as he is sentenced to death by the court. The execution of Eichmann remains the only time the State of Israel has enacted a death sentence. Jerusalem, Israel, December 15, 1961.
Item View![Many journalists covered the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem. [LCID: 65272]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/d0e738be-cb28-453f-a4a2-91014cbf8a7c.jpg "Many journalists covered the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem. [LCID: 65272]")
Many journalists covered the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem. May 30, 1961.
Item View![Film evidence is shown during the trial of Adolf Eichmann. [LCID: 65271]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/19ebaa5f-fafa-4257-ba36-e877eac5d2d7.jpg "Film evidence is shown during the trial of Adolf Eichmann. [LCID: 65271]")
Film evidence is shown during the trial of Adolf Eichmann. Jerusalem, Israel, June 8, 1961.
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