The Quest for Justice after the Holocaust
The televised Israeli trial of Adolf Eichmann in 1961 ignited international awareness of the Holocaust and of the failure to convict many of its perpetrators. Viewers around the world saw survivors who recounted their experiences in a courtroom, emboldening others to speak up and demand justice. They helped inspire new efforts to prosecute perpetrators and to address the pain and loss they caused their victims.
In this live digital program, Museum experts discussed the fight for justice for Holocaust victims and their families and how it informs such efforts in the wake of genocide and mass atrocities today.
Speaker
Dr. Elizabeth White, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Moderator
Dr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Learn more about the Adolf Eichmann Trial and its enduring impact at https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conten...
For practical guidance to help victims obtain justice for mass atrocities go to https://www.ushmm.org/genocide-preven...
See how the Museum works for justice through the Ferencz International Initiative Justice Initiative at https://www.ushmm.org/genocide-preven...
