The Eichmann Trial

11 AM LOS ANGELES • 2 PM NEW YORK

On May 11, 1960, Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was captured in Argentina after a fifteen-year manhunt and whisked to Jerusalem to stand trial for his crimes against humanity. Told entirely through archival footage of the trial itself and contemporaneous news coverage, The Eichmann Trial documents one of the most shocking trials in history and the birth of Holocaust awareness and education.

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“As I stand here before you, judges of Israel, to lead the prosecution of Adolf Eichmann, I do not stand alone. With me, in this place and at this hour, stand six million accusers.” — Gideon Hausner, prosecutor of the Eichmann trial

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VIEW THE TRAILER

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THE SCHEDULE

⇒ February 21-24, watch the film The Eichmann Trial on your home device. A link will be provided to all who register.

⇒ Sunday, February 23 at 2:00 p.m. US Eastern Time, tune into the program with our distinguished panel of speakers. A link will be provided to all who register.

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MEET THE FILMMAKER

Elliot Levitt is a freelance documentary film director and editor who has been editing documentaries of all kinds for several years.  His work has been awarded with an Emmy, aired on television and screened at festivals worldwide. The Eichmann Trial marks his directorial debut. He holds a B.A. in film from the University of Michigan, and his previous documentary film projects include The Passengers, The Last Signal and Elvis, Rocky and Me. The Eichmann Trial premiered in 2023 at the Miami Jewish Film Festival, and has been shown worldwide to great acclaim. It combines footage of the trial with contemporaneous news coverage to document how the trial was received by the public as it unfolded.

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Registration for this program will open at a later date.