Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was caught by Israel agents in Argentina in 1960 and stood trial in Israel. For his pivotol role in the Holocaust, Eichmann was convicted and sentenced to death. The trial was widely televised and drew international attention to Nazi atrocities. Many historians credit coverage of the trial with awakening public interest in the Holocaust.
![Adolf Eichmann, SS official in charge of deporting European Jewry. [LCID: 71529]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/799f4efa-a8fd-4774-a68f-e986b0704c87.jpg "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![Abraham Lewenson testifying at the trial of Adolf Eichmann. [LCID: 65285]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/b18b8e35-7412-4372-ac1f-f2ff46640599.jpg "Abraham Lewenson testifying at the trial of Adolf Eichmann. [LCID: 65285]")
Abraham Lewenson testifying at the trial of Adolf Eichmann. Jerusalem, Israel, June 2, 1961.
The Eichmann trial created international interest, bringing Nazi atrocities to the forefront of world news. Testimonies of Holocaust survivors generated interest in Jewish resistance. The trial prompted a new openness in Israel as the country confronted this traumatic chapter.
Item View![Prosecutor Gideon Hausner (standing) during Adolf Eichmann's trial. [LCID: 65284]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/027f83f4-aded-4ee7-a4d5-2cc85246c633.jpg "Prosecutor Gideon Hausner (standing) during Adolf Eichmann's trial. [LCID: 65284]")
Prosecutor Gideon Hausner (standing) during Adolf Eichmann's trial. Jerusalem, Israel, July 11, 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![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![Jewish partisan and poet Abba Kovner, a survivor of the Vilna ghetto, testifies during Adolf Eichmann's trial. [LCID: 65277]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/7621b5bd-2f23-465b-bb39-fcb2b41f4295.jpg "Jewish partisan and poet Abba Kovner, a survivor of the Vilna ghetto, testifies during Adolf Eichmann's trial. [LCID: 65277]")
Jewish partisan and poet Abba Kovner, a survivor of the Vilna ghetto, testifies during Adolf Eichmann's trial. Jerusalem, Israel, May 4, 1961.
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.
Item View![Henryk Ross testifies during Adolf Eichmann's trial. [LCID: 65274]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/3b8bbe78-6daa-467f-aafe-2ba999e21f42.jpg "Henryk Ross testifies during Adolf Eichmann's trial. [LCID: 65274]")
Henryk Ross testifies during Adolf Eichmann's trial. In addition to official duties as a photographer in the Department of Statistics in the Lodz ghetto, Ross secretly photographed scenes in the ghetto. To Ross' right is chief prosecutor Gideon Hausner, who holds some of Ross' photographs submitted as evidence. Jerusalem, Israel, May 2, 1961.
Item View![The prosecution team, including chief prosecutor and attorney general Gideon Hausner (bottom left), during Adolf Eichmann's trial. [LCID: 65273]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/d5e30cd4-f7e6-468d-ae0d-ea5222dec315.jpg "The prosecution team, including chief prosecutor and attorney general Gideon Hausner (bottom left), during Adolf Eichmann's trial. [LCID: 65273]")
The prosecution team, including chief prosecutor and attorney general Gideon Hausner (bottom left), during Adolf Eichmann's trial. Jerusalem, Israel, May 30, 1961.
Item View![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![False identification papers used by Adolf Eichmann while he was living in Argentina under the assumed name Ricardo Klement. [LCID: 87781]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/7ee34629-6d12-4747-ab0c-a83968b16704.jpg "False identification papers used by Adolf Eichmann while he was living in Argentina under the assumed name Ricardo Klement. [LCID: 87781]")
False identification papers used by Adolf Eichmann while he was living in Argentina under the assumed name Ricardo Klement.
Item View![Adolf Eichmann, SS official in charge of deporting European Jewry. [LCID: 74907]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/351d4d95-d5c3-4b86-a2dc-278307fcbb27.jpg "Adolf Eichmann, SS official in charge of deporting European Jewry. [LCID: 74907]")
Adolf Eichmann, SS official in charge of deporting European Jewry. Germany, 1940.
Item View![Defendant Adolf Eichmann identifies the city of Danzig (Gdansk) on a map during his trial in Jerusalem. [LCID: 65288]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/819b930c-4183-456a-a36c-f8c84975227b.jpg "Defendant Adolf Eichmann identifies the city of Danzig (Gdansk) on a map during his trial in Jerusalem. [LCID: 65288]")
Defendant Adolf Eichmann identifies the city of Danzig (Gdansk) on a map during his trial in Jerusalem. Israel, July 18, 1961.
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