In this first installment of a two-part episode, host Joe Rubenstein explores the life and crimes of Holocaust organizer Adolf Eichmann, his years as a fugitive in Germany and Argentina, and the effort to bring this Nazi war criminal to justice. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support! Link to pt. 2

In this Episode:

• Eichmann's early years in the Nazi party [1:03]
• Two critical junctures that massively accelerated the Holocaust [3:20]
• Eichmann's 4-stage genocidal process [7:07]
• How Eichmann evaded detection in postwar Europe [14:43]
• Eichmann's two big mistakes in Argentina [20:40]
• How Cold War politics affected the Eichmann case [28:11]
• Background on the Israeli team of operatives tasked with capturing Eichmann [32:30]

Links:

• Episode Transcript
• Book: "Hunting Eichmann," by Neil Bascomb
• Podcast Website