Using a combination of archive footage, dramatisation and interviews with people involved in the television production and the trial, this series of short films introduces students to the groundbreaking trial of Adolf Eichmann.
The trial was the first global television documentary series, as each day, a summary of the trial was flown to 37 countries. The Eichmann trial shed light on the horrors of the Holocaust for millions around the world for the first time.
This series features testimony from survivors of the Holocaust, prosecutors, historians and the 1961 television production team.
Suitable for teaching history at GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and National 4 and 5 in Scotland. This topic appears in OCR, Edexcel, AQA, WJEC KS4/GCSE in England and Wales, CCEA GCSE in Northern Ireland and SQA National 4/5 in Scotland.
Adolf Eichmann: Architect of the Holocaust. video
Using a combination of archive footage, dramatisation and interviews with people involved in the television production and the trial, this short film introduces students to the groundbreaking trial of Adolf Eichmann.
How far can one person be held responsible for the Holocaust? video
On 11th December 1961, Adolf Eichmann was pronounced guilty of all charges against him and sentenced to death. But how far can responsibility for the Holocaust be attributed to one man?
How Adolf Eichmann's trial revealed the horrors of Auschwitz. video
Historians and witnesses explain how the Adolf Eichmann trial was a turning point for Holocaust survivors who found that their testimonies were being taken seriously for the first time.
The Eichmann trial and the State of Israel video
The trial of Adolf Eichmann was an important moment in the development of the State of Israel which was just 13 years old in 1961.
Managing evidence and the challenge of recording the trial of Adolf Eichmann. video
The trial of Adolf Eichmann in 1961 was the first documentary television series to be broadcast around the world. It was a ground-breaking moment and revealed the tragedies of the Holocaust and the deaths of some six million Jews.
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