Topic: Holocaust Court-Eichmann Trial
| Time | Days | Location | Instructor | GER | Credit | OPUS Class Number | Syllabus (Tentative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3:00pm-5:30pm | M | Candler Library 212 | Deborah Lipstadt. | HSC. | 4 | 12990 | TBA. |
In 1960 Israel captured Adolf Eichmann, a leading Nazi and one of those responsible for organizing various aspects of the Final Solution, and brought him to Israel to stand trial. During the trial, which lasted four months, over 100 witnesses testified. This seminar will examine his capture, the world’s reaction, the structure of the trial, and its impact on our understanding, study, and commemoration of the Holocaust.
In addition we will examine Hannah Arendt’s reaction to the trial and the debate and controversy generated by her book, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil. Finally we will also look at David Irving v. Penguin Books and Deborah Lipstadt in order to compare and contrast how the history of the Holocaust intersects with the legal system.
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