JWST 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Adolf Eichmann, Supreme National Tribunal, Extradition

• School: McGill University
• Department: Jewish Studies
• Course: JWST 240
• Professor: Dan Heller

Document Summary

In the final days of wwii, nazis conduct death marches, evacuating the camps, many die. At end of war, in eur, esp e eur, really no cities left unscathed. For many jews, experience of liberation is short lived. Effects of imprisonment/starvation continue, many die soon after being freed. Displaced persons camps held abt 200,000 jews. These camps oft only steps away from concentration camps. Many survivors had no homes to return to. In poland/e eur especially, those who tried met w violence. Neighbors sorry to see those whose possessions/jobs/apts they had taken return. Treatment for jews is best in us-controlled germany, so most go there. Hoping for passage to west, mandate palestine (soon israel) But few countries eager to accept jewish refugees. Many govt officials believed jews were communists. Christian canadians might see jews a threat to jobs. In camps, jews tried to reestablish sense of normality. Believes they r the pinnacle of democracy.