A life sentence was demanded here today for Franz Stangl. former commander of the Treblinka death camp; who has been on trial since May 13th for complicity in the murders of a half million Jews in 1942-43. The sentence was demanded by Alfred Spies, State Prosecutor for Rhine-Westphalia. A verdict will be rendered on Dec. 18. Since the trial began seven months ago, hundreds of witnesses from Israel and America have testified against Stangl.
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.
