Dr. Robert Servatius, chief of defense for the convicted Adolf Eichmann, said here today he has obtained exclusive rights for the royalties expected from publication of Eichmann’s 500-page book of mermoirs, written while the former Gestapo colonel has been in Israeli prisons. Eichmann, under sentence of death–which Dr. Servatius is appealing to the Israel Supreme Court–is now putting the finishing touches on his 500-page book in his death cell, Dr. Servatius stated;
The attorney, who left Israel today for Germany, said he believed the royalties from publication of the book will probably be enough to cover the defense costs in full; So far, however, the lawyer said, “no one has read what Eichmann has been writing.” He expressed hope that first publication of the Eichmann book would be in Israel. The volume will be Eichmann’s “true atonement,” he said, adding that, in the book, Eichmann will warn the youth of the world against a revival of Nazism;
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
