Eichmann Trial -- Session 26 -- Testimony about children and the Polish underground

Eichmann Trial -- Session 26 -- Testimony about children and the Polish underground 

Prior to WWII, Dr. Adolf Avraham Berman, doctor of psychology was the director of the head office of the Jewish psychological and psychotechnical institutions in Poland (CENTOS). After September 8, 1939, children in Warsaw suffered horrible treatment at the hands of the Nazis. Berman attended to thousands of Jewish children in Warsaw who needed food, housing, and emotional support. He helped establish thirty orphanages and dormitories, approximately twenty day shelters, twenty food kitchens, and thirty children's and youth clubs within the Warsaw Ghetto. Furthermore, Berman helped to maintain an education system despite it being forbidden. However, in 1942 SS actions liquidated and destroyed the majority of these institutions in a matter of weeks. Berman became one of the commanders of the Jewish underground in the Warsaw Ghetto. After the war ended, Berman went to visit Treblinka concentration camp. During his visit, he encountered piles of possessions including thousands of children's shoes. This sight significantly affected him, and he took a pair of shoes, which he still has in his possession. In 1961, Berman lived in Tel Aviv, Israel. 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 -- Session 26 -- Testimony about children and the Polish underground