Students will learn about--

1. The facts of Adolf Eichmann's life and the historicalevents which occurred during that time.

2. The relationship of World War II to the Holocaust.

3. Issues relating to criminal trials.

4. Issues relating to relations between nations and theconcepts of nationalism and sovereignty.

5. The responsibility of individuals for their actions.

6. Genocide which is occurring today, and theresponsibility of individuals, nations, and internationalorganizations to combat it.

  Adolf Eichmann was the principal logisticalmilitary officer of the Nazis' mass murder of 6,000,000Jews during World War II. After the war, he escaped aprisoner of war camp in Germany, and eventually made his wayto Argentina. In 1960, agents of the Israel governmentcaptured him and transported him to Israel where he was puton trial for his Nazi war crimes. This trial, the first ever televised, was for many people their first educationabout the Holocaust. Eichmann freely admitted to most ofthe accusations concerning his participation in acoordinated conspiracy which sent millions of Jews to theirdeaths, but claimed that he was powerless to resist ordersfrom his military superiors. A 16-week trial featured thetestimony of scores of survivors whose lives were shattered. Eichmann was found guilty on all 15 counts of the criminalindictment against him. He was hanged, his body wascremated, and his ashes were scattered in the MediterraneanSea.