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And in comparison to eichmann in his ss uniform, this ubermoench, i couldnt believe that it was the person responsible for the death of my parents. but when he opened his mouth, i cannot forget this. when he opened his mouth, i saw the doors of the crematorium open. >> after months of the prosecution presenting its case, eichmann finally took the stand in his own defense. under cross-examination, despite being confronted with documents that showed his direct involvement, eichmann repeatedly clai...

They had captured in him in argentina where hed been living as a fugitive for a decade. >> your grandma is here, shes the fourth from the right. >> right. so the vast majority of the people in this picture did not make it. my father, the son of two holocaust survivors remembers the trial as a turning point. >> you have to understand now everyone knows the holocaust with a capital h. when we grew up, this was not a thing. the holocaust was not a thing. it was a private tragedy, it was a tragedy o...

Survivors of the extermination camps, gas chambers and you see the way in which hes examined and you think will, give this guy a break, hes literally been liberated a few weeks earlier and they are coming down on him like a tonne of bricks. its disconcerting. and thats a change of values today it would be done differently. heres a quote from claudia hyde, she works for the holocaust memorial day trust and she spends a lot of time thinking about the contemporary resonances of nuremberg and she sa...

Eichmann repeatedly claimed he was just following orders. >> translator: i did not give these orders. whether the people should be taken to their death or not. this was the administrative routine. this is how it was arranged. and my task in this was just a tiny particle in this. >> translator: i am not beating about the bush. i was in hungary, one of those receiving orders, not giving orders. >> he lied through and through. he was acting. he was acting all the time. >> september 1939, the accuse...

Systematic execution of more than 6 million jews during world war ii. >> your grandma is here. shes the fourth from the right pier. >> the vast majority of the people in this picture did not survive. >> reporter: my father, the son of two holocaust survivors, remembers the trial as a turning point. >> you have to understand, now everyone knows the holocaust, capital "h." when we grew up, this was not a thing. the holocaust was not a thing. it was a private tragedy, it was a -- it was a tragedy o...

And with your academic hat on and as we look at the nuremberg trials 75 years on from the first set of verdicts, does it strike you that they should be seen as sort of extraordinary positive landmark or do you now focus on some of their shortcomings? no, it was a revolutionary moment. this had never happened before in human history. that the leaders of a stake, germany vanquished should be put on trial before an international tribunal. this was a completely new thing. and as part of that process...

Always going to be someone thats offended. so to me i see this as were sensorring art and some how its socially acceptable now to pick and choose what passes that mob test and what doesnt. if example we have the film that had the first african american recipient of an oscar in 1939, hattie mcdaniels, that film gone with the wind is cancels. dr. seuss catalog is diluted. so theres hattie mcdaniels and there is the former first lady reading dr. seuss to children, which now part of his catalog bein...

Awaited academy museum, billed as the largest institution in the us, devoted to exploring the art and science of movies and movie making. the museums sight consists of a converted old department store from 1939, connected to an adventurous, brand—new futuristic structure, which has been designed to provide americas film capital with something its never had before — a cathedral for movies. we hope that the academy museum becomes the centre—place for people coming to los angeles looking for ...

When the museum, which has been in the works since 2011, welcomes in the public next week, after many delays, the opening night film will be a real hollywood classic — the wizard of oz, released in 1939. its the widely—loved story known the world over of a young girl called dorothy, played byjudy garland in the magical land of oz. # somewhere over the rainbow... the wizard of oz is a film many people love. notjust love, its a film that people feel a personal connection to. so many of us watc...

Crafts, sciences, professionals that worked on that film. its a great way to deconstruct how a movie is made through the lens of one film. of course, we own the ruby slippers — or one pair of the ruby slippers — thats sitting in the center of the room. so its an iconic movie. it stands the test of time. and one part of our campus, the former may company department store, opened in 1939, which is the year that the wizard of oz was released. the museum is also paying tribute to top film—make...