đź“… 20 January 1942
Senior Nazi officials met at Wannsee to coordinate the deportation of Europe’s Jews into a program euphemistically called the “Final Solution.” The conference did not initiate the genocide: mass...
đź“… 15 May 1944
Hungarian authorities and German officials began deporting Jews from the provinces to Auschwitz-Birkenau. In less than two months, hundreds of thousands were deported; most were murdered on arrival....
đź“… 11 May 1960
Israeli agents captured Adolf Eichmann, a central organizer of deportations, in Buenos Aires and brought him to Israel for trial. The operation raised questions about Argentina’s sovereignty and the...
đź“… 11 April 1961
The trial of Adolf Eichmann opened in Jerusalem. Prosecutors presented documents and extensive survivor testimony, bringing witnesses’ accounts into international public view. The proceedings helped...
đź“… 15 December 1961
After finding Eichmann guilty of crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, the Jerusalem District Court sentenced him to death. The judgment addressed an organizer...
đź“… 1 June 1962
Eichmann was hanged after his conviction and appeals. His trial and execution did not end the broader impunity of many perpetrators or answer all claims for restitution. The public record from the...
đź“… 20 January 1942
At Wannsee, senior Nazi officials coordinated how state ministries would assist the already developing genocide of Europe’s Jews. The meeting did not initiate the Holocaust or make the first...
