Eichmann in Jerusalem
A report on the banality of evil

Arendt, Hannah

Publisher: Macmillan and Company, Toronto, Canada
Year First Published: {15673 Eichmann in Jerusalem EICHMANN IN JERUSALEM A report on the banality of evil Arendt, Hannah Macmillan and Company Toronto Canada Hannah Arendt's report on the trial of Adolph Eichmann. 1963 1965 312pp BC15673-EichmannInJerusalem.jpg B Book Eichman in Jerusalem is a report of the trial of Adolf Eichmann, covered by Hannah Arendt, first in The New Yorker and later in this book. Arguably the "architect of the holocaust", Eichmann was responsible for sending millions of people to ghettos and extermination camps in Nazi-controlled Europe. Although Eichmann claimed to have simply been following orders, his judges found him guilty for crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people and membership in an outlawed organization. He was convicted on 15 counts and received the death sentence. This book describes the trial and its outcome in great detail. The report is of more than just the character and trial of one man, but unearths as much information as possible about the crimes of the Nazis. As the events of the Holocaust were revealed it was clear that he had orchestrated the genocide of the Jewish people. According to Arendt, and as revealed in the trial, Eichmann was involved in developing the three stages of "solving the Jewish question": expulsion, concentration and killing. The "Final Solution" of sending Jews to extermination camps was managed and organized by Eichmann, and the history of his actions is reported in this book. In this trial, the world hoped to find answers for the atrocities committed by the Nazis. Televised almost world-wide, the event sought justice for the Jewish people and understanding for the rest of the world. [Abstract by Mia Manns] Table of Contents Note to the Reader I. The House of Justice II. The Accused III. An Expert on the Jewish Question IV. The First Solution: Expulsion V. The Second solution: Concentration VI. The Final Solution: Killing VII. The Wannsee Conference, or Pontius Pilate VIII. Duties of a Law-Abiding Citizen IX. Deportations from the Reich¾Germany, Austria, and the Protectorate X. Deportations from Western Europe¾France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Italy XI. Deportations from the Balkans¾Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, Rumania XII. Deportations from Central Europe¾Hungary and Slovakia XIII. The Killing Centers in the East XIV. Evidence and Witnesses XV. Judgment, Appeal, and Execution Epilogue Postscript Bibliography Index CX7400 1 false true false CX7400.htm [0xc001148f30 0xc0012274a0 0xc0013d6570 0xc00027f7d0 0xc0004fe0f0 0xc0002c7f80 0xc000a15290 0xc000a5e8d0 0xc000a91320 0xc0003a30e0 0xc0003a3b30 0xc0003d4330 0xc0002d2960 0xc00050a510 0xc0005566c0 0xc001113bc0 0xc001381110 0xc001381440 0xc0017c7410 0xc0023d4de0 0xc0004aea80 0xc0004afb30 0xc001354ab0 0xc002357d40 0xc0023f42a0 0xc0023f4a80 0xc0024be0c0] Cx}
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Hannah Arendt's report on the trial of Adolph Eichmann.

Abstract:
Eichman in Jerusalem is a report of the trial of Adolf Eichmann, covered by Hannah Arendt, first in The New Yorker and later in this book. Arguably the "architect of the holocaust", Eichmann was responsible for sending millions of people to ghettos and extermination camps in Nazi-controlled Europe. Although Eichmann claimed to have simply been following orders, his judges found him guilty for crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people and membership in an outlawed organization. He was convicted on 15 counts and received the death sentence. This book describes the trial and its outcome in great detail.

The report is of more than just the character and trial of one man, but unearths as much information as possible about the crimes of the Nazis. As the events of the Holocaust were revealed it was clear that he had orchestrated the genocide of the Jewish people. According to Arendt, and as revealed in the trial, Eichmann was involved in developing the three stages of "solving the Jewish question": expulsion, concentration and killing. The "Final Solution" of sending Jews to extermination camps was managed and organized by Eichmann, and the history of his actions is reported in this book.

In this trial, the world hoped to find answers for the atrocities committed by the Nazis. Televised almost world-wide, the event sought justice for the Jewish people and understanding for the rest of the world.

[Abstract by Mia Manns]

Table of Contents

Note to the Reader

I. The House of Justice
II. The Accused
III. An Expert on the Jewish Question
IV. The First Solution: Expulsion
V. The Second solution: Concentration
VI. The Final Solution: Killing
VII. The Wannsee Conference, or Pontius Pilate
VIII. Duties of a Law-Abiding Citizen
IX. Deportations from the Reich¾Germany, Austria, and the Protectorate
X. Deportations from Western Europe¾France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Italy
XI. Deportations from the Balkans¾Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, Rumania
XII. Deportations from Central Europe¾Hungary and Slovakia
XIII. The Killing Centers in the East
XIV. Evidence and Witnesses
XV. Judgment, Appeal, and Execution

Epilogue
Postscript
Bibliography
Index

Eichmann in JerusalemA report on the banality of evil

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Eichmann in Jerusalem
A report on the banality of evil