shaping of Holocaust memory and the Eichmann Trial: Jacob Robinson- jurist, historian, and human rights activist

Segev's essay centres on the life and activities of Jacob Robinson (1889-1977), a lawyer, diplomat,and Holocaust researcher, who emigrated to the United States from Lithuania in 1940. Outlines his involvement in the construction of Holocaust memory, which he saw as an important tool in shaping the Jewish people after World War II