For years, Adolf Eichmann, one of history’s most wanted men, lived in the shadows, hidden behind a false identity in Argentina—until a blind man and a team of Israeli Mossad agents changed everything. With forged papers, coded messages, makeshift disguises, and a blind man’s tip, Israel hunted down the architect of the Holocaust. What followed was not just a capture, but a historic reckoning with the horrors the world had tried to forget.
Big Ideas
- Eichmann’s capture and trial years after his crimes, show that perpetrators of atrocities, like Adolf Eichmann, can and should be held accountable for their crimes.
- The Eichmann trial gave Holocaust survivors a global platform to share their stories, shaping collective memory and historical understanding.
- The State of Israel’s decision to try Eichmann on its own soil marked a powerful assertion of Jewish agency and national identity.
Essential Questions
- How do societies ensure that the horrors of the past are not forgotten—and not repeated?
- To what extent should individuals be held responsible for crimes committed under orders or within large systems?
