Zvi Terlo papers

Identifier
irn605670
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.171.1
Dates
1 Jan 1961 - 31 Dec 1980, 1 Jan 1961 - 31 Dec 1962
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hebrew
  • English
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

boxes

oversize folder

2

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Zvi Terlo (1932-2010) was an Israeli attorney who served on the prosecution team at the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961-1962. He later served as a legal advisor to the Israeli Defense Forces during the Six-Day War in 1967, as well as a senior consultant to the Ministry of Justice, General Director of the Ministry of Justice, and a Labor Court Judge, all in Israel.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Sosland Family.

The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of selected papers of Zvi Terlo (1932-2010), who served on the prosecution team at the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961-1962. Includes correspondence, printed trial testimony, pamphlets, and photographs, mostly relating to particular phases of the trial, but also including papers from Shabtai Rosen, legal advisor for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and from Foreign Minister Golda Meir. Most of the material relates to arguments about the legality of trying Eichmann in an Israeli court rather than an international court, as well as the legality of his capture and extradition to Israel.

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This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.