Kastner Case: aftermath of the catastrophe
TitreThe Kastner Case: aftermath of the catastrophe
Auteur
Call numberR940.5318/002
N° d'objet03494D
Lieu de publicationWestport, Connecticut, United States
EditeurMeckler
Année de publication
1989
Paginationpp127-155
MatérielArticle
ISBN0887362664
NotesArticle from the book "The Nazi Holocaust" No.9 The End of the Holocaust pp127-155
Description
Considers the 1954 Israel trial of Rudolf Kasztner, who in 1944 negotiated with Adolf Eichmann for the rescue of 1685 Hungarian Jews following the Nazis' entry into Hungary. The transaction was said to be tainted with corruption. Having relocated to Israel in 1945, Kasztner sued one Malkiel Greenwald for libel following Greenwald's assertion of corruption in Kasztner's Nazi dealings. The trial, which split Israeli society, resulted in Kasztner losing the case, and its after-effects linger to this day.
