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.
See official transcripts, published in"The Trial of Adolf Eichman", Vol. I-V, State of Israel, Ministry of Justice, Jerusalem, 1994. Also available online at the Nizkor Project http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/people/e/eichmann-adolf/transcripts/Sessions/. The dialogue is in three languages: German, Hebrew, and English. Adolf Eichmann and Defense Counsel Robert Servatius speak in German, which is translated into Hebrew. The Judges and Attorney General Gideon Hausner speak Hebrew. An English translation of the proceedings is dubbed over all of the dialogue by translators. The presiding Judges are Moshe Landau, Benjamin Halevi, and Yitzchak Raveh. Also present are Assistant State Attorneys Gabriel Bach and Ya'akov Bar-Or. There are periodic breaks in the footage.
Sessions 6, 7 and 8. Hausner discusses Bulgaria's hesitancy to cooperate with Jewish deportations:"Bulgaria did not want to throw its Jews to the wolves.." Despite Bulgarian efforts, Jews were transported to labor camps. The prosecution describes Nazi actions against the Jews in Greece:"Brutality, arrests, plunder, the loot of property accompanied the German conqueror...and the establishment of ghettos" Hausner also mentions Theresienstadt, a temporary collection camp; at Theresienstadt, executions were used as punishment, newborns and pregnancies were terminated, and children were separated from their parents. Hausner discusses deportations in Austria, and states:"All these operations were carried through by Eichmann under his direct supervision" The prosecution continues with Section 8:"The Extermination of Hungarian Jewry" Blip at 00:23:17 to 00:23:34. Hausner discusses Eichmann's personal involvement with the deportation and extermination of Hungarian Jews:"Here he appears not only as the one who pulls the strings, directs, plans, stimulates, and is generally responsible for implementation, but also as an independent executive officer" Raoul Wallenberg is mentioned. The prosecution labels Wallenberg selfless, and notes Eichmann's anger at Wallenberg's efforts to save Jews. Hausner examines deportations in Budapest. He then describes the death march:"...the finale of Eichmann's campaign of murder...people died like flies; the whole route was strewn with corpses" The court adjourns for a twenty-minute break.
Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 6, 7 and 8