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May 24, 1960

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, May 24, 1960.
 
* Former Jewish holocaust victiim
* Former concentration camp leader Adolph Eichmann caught


This 40+ page newspaper has a two line, three column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Jew Avenges Family in Hunting Down Nazi" which continues on page 2 with small photo of Eichmann. Other news of the day throghout. Little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
 
source: wikipedia: Otto Adolf Eichmann (known as Adolf Eichmann; March 19, 1906June 1, 1962) was a high-ranking Nazi and SSObersturmbannfhrer (equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel). Due to his organizational talents and ideological reliability, he was tasked by ObergruppenfhrerReinhard Heydrich to facilitate and manage the logistics of mass deportation to ghettos and extermination camps in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe. After the war he traveled to Argentina using a fake passport issued by the International Red Cross[8] and lived there under a false identity. He was captured by IsraeliMossad agents in Argentina and tried in Israeli court on fifteen criminal charges, including crimes against humanity and war crimes. He was convicted and hanged.

Category: The 20th Century