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Efraim Zuroff watched the Adolf Eichmann trial on TV 60 years ago. It was the beginning of his long quest for justice

• 1 hour ago Today in History  Today is Sunday, April 11, the 101st day of 2021. There are 264 days left in the year.  Todays Highlight in History:  On April 11, 1945, during World War II, American soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald in Germany.  On this date:  In 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as Emperor of the French and was banished to the island of Elba. (Napoleon later escaped from Elba and returned to power in March 1815, until his downfall in th...

As the youngest reporter covering the trial exactly 60 years ago, I heard testimony that showed Jews were not lacking in heroes during the Holocaust

‘They’re old but they’re still guilty’: last Nazi hunter in a race against time Harriet Sherwood © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Morris MacMatzen/Getty Images He describes himself as “the only Jew who prays for the good health of Nazis”. As the last Nazi hunter tracking down the last surviving Nazis from the Holocaust, Efraim Zuroff is in a race against time. Those who took part in the systematic murder of six million Jews in Europe are now over the age of ...

Adolf Eichmann’s trial in Israel was the first time Holocaust survivors offered public testimony about their experiences.

Almanacs are full of lists of global and national historic events. But “This Day in History” feature invites you to not just peruse a list, but to take a trip back in time to see how a significant event originally was reported in the Chicago Tribune.

Today’s Highlight in History: On April 11, 1945, during World War II, American soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald in Germany. On this date: In 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as Emperor of the French and was banished to the island of Elba. (Napoleon later escaped from Elba and returned to power in March 1815, until his downfall in the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.) In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln spoke to a crowd outside the White House, saying, “We mee...

A mere 43 years after her death, Golda Meir is ready for her close-up. Just a month after it was announced that the Israeli star Shira Haas would portray Meir in a TV series, The Hollywood Reporter revealed this week that Oscar winner Helen Mirren would portray Israel’s only female prime minister in an upcoming biopic. While Haas, who is best known for her star turn in the miniseries “Unorthodox,” is Jewish, Mirren is not. But she did win international acclaim (and the Academy Award) for ...

Associated Press Today is April 10, the 100th day of 2021. There are 265 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 10, 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals. On this date: In 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage. In 1932, German President Paul Von Hindenburg was re-elected in a runoff, with Adolf Hitler coming in second. In 1963...

Evil on trial: 60th anniversary of Eichmann in the dock 9 April 2021By AFP 2 min 34Approximate reading time For four months in 1961 the barbarism of Nazi Germany was focused on the gaunt bespectacled figure of Adolf Eichmann, standing alone in a dock in Jerusalem. His trial, one of the most charged in history, became a focus for the Jewish people to mourn the Holocaust while also raising difficult questions about the nature of evil and individual responsibility in war crimes. Here we look...