Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 16 and 17 -- Documents admitted as evidence; witnesses M. Fleischmann and F. Meyer testify

Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 16 and 17 -- Documents admitted as evidence; witnesses M. Fleischmann and F. Meyer testify 

Moritz Fleischmann was born in Vienna, Austria on June 2, 1889. Prior to the Nazi invasion, Fleischmann held several public offices within the Jewish community including Commissions of the Council of the Jewish Community, Zionist National Committee, President of Charitable Associations and of the Association of Furriers, and a former member of the Presidium of the Jewish National Fund. He also held offices outside of the Jewish community such as the executive position of the Association of Austrian Fur Manufacturers and Merchants, and a member of the City Council in Vienna. After Nazi occupation, most of the Jewish organizations were abolished, and Jewish leaders arrested. The leaders who avoided arrest, including Fleischmann continued to meet and organize assistance for the Jewish community in Vienna. In March 1938, the remaining Jewish leaders received an invitation to meet with the Gestapo in a local hotel. When Fleischmann and the leaders arrived, an SS officer led them to Adolf Eichmann. Eichmann told the Jewish leaders that he demanded obedience and cooperation with his directives for making Austria, 'judenrein' (clean of Jews). A few days later, Fleischmann went to visit Emil Engel, the Director of the Office; SS officers saw Fleischmann approach, and forced him to scrub the pavement with a bucket full of boiling hot water and corrosive acid and a rag. The acid soon caused Fleischmann's hands to become swollen and burnt. Toward the end of 1938, Fleishmann received another invitation from the Gestapo to hear Eichmann speak; Eichmann spoke about his disappointment with the rate of Jewish deportations, and demanded the Jewish leaders expedite the process. In August 1939, Fleischmann left Vienna for England without any identification or visa, and remained there permanently. Emil Knebel was a cinematographer known for Andante (2010), Adam (1973), and Wild Is My Love (1963). He was one of the cameramen who recorded daily coverage of the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem (produced by Capital Cities Broadcasting Corp and later held academic positions in Israel and New York teaching filmmaking at universities. Refer to CV in file. 

Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 16 and 17 -- Documents admitted as evidence; witnesses M. Fleischmann and F. Meyer testify