The Story of Adolf Eichmann: How the Mossad Captured the Nazi Who Disappeared

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

1. 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.
2. The Eichmann trial gave Holocaust survivors a global platform to share their stories, shaping collective memory and historical understanding.
3. 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

1. How do societies ensure that the horrors of the past are not forgotten—and not repeated?
2. To what extent should individuals be held responsible for crimes committed under orders or within large systems?