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| Officer Nagar, who hanged Holocaust ideologist Adolf Eichmann, dies in Israel |
| 2024-11-28 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Former SHABAS (Israel Prison Service) officer Shalom Nagar, who carried out the death sentence of a Nazi criminal, has died at the age of 86.This was reported on November 27 by The Jerusalem Post. Shalom Nagar was born in Yemen and immigrated to Israel with his brother in 1949. He served as a paratrooper in the Israeli army and after completing his service became a prison guard in the city of Ramla. It was Shalom Nagar who was chosen by a prison officer to carry out the death sentence of SS-Obersturmbannführer Eichmann in 1962. Eichmann was a key figure in the management and logistics of transporting Jewish deportees to ghettos and concentration camps. He has been called one of the architects of the Holocaust. After World War II, Eichmann, hiding his SS affiliation, managed to emigrate to Argentina and lived under the name Ricardo Klement. In 1960, Israeli intelligence detained him and managed to bring him out of Argentina for trial. In Jerusalem in 1961, a trial began, as a result of which Eichmann was charged with 15 charges, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, and sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out in 1962, and the Nazi's ashes were scattered at sea. According to the publication, this was the first trial in history to be broadcast on television, and the only official execution in Israel. The identity of the executioner who carried out the sentence was kept a closely guarded secret. "I had dreams where I always felt like Eichmann was stalking me. This went on for a year. Then it all stopped, as if nothing had happened. I kept the secret for 30 years," said Shalom Nagar. He worked in the Israeli prison system until 1986, and after retiring, he turned to religion. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 May his memory be a blessing. |
| Posted by: EMS Artifact 2024-11-28 13:07 |