FILM

Holocaust Museum Houston presents Holocaust Museum Film Screening: Eichmann’s End,  Thursday, February 2, 6:30pm-8:00pm, in the museum's Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater.

After escaping from an American prisoner-of-war camp, Adolf Eichmann made his way through northern Germany to Italy where he obtained an Argentine visa and humanitarian passport issued by the International Red Cross. On July 14, 1950, he boarded a ship heading for Buenos Aires and virtually disappeared.

“Eichmann’s End” reveals the incredible true story of the love affair between Eichmann’s son and the daughter of Lothar Hermann, a Holocaust survivor who immigrated with his family to Argentina after the war. The love affair led to Eichmann’s eventual capture by the Mossad when Hermann recognized Eichmann and verified his identity for the Israeli secret agents.

“Eichmann’s End is a docu-drama that combines historical reenactments with interviews and documentary footage to bring this unknown story vibrantly to life. Featuring actors with credits including “Run Lola Run” and “The Lives of Others,” the film drops the viewer into 1950s Buenos Aires, where Jewish refugees and unrepentant Nazis variously harbor dreams of revenge and vindication.

Simultaneously, it documents the dogged efforts of Fritz Bauer, the state public prosecutor in Frankfurt, to bring Eichmann to justice even as elements within the German government conspired to shield war criminals from prosecution. In the face of initial skepticism on the part of German and Israeli authorities, Silvia and her father relentlessly pursue their suspect.

As the tension mounts, it becomes clear both will risk everything to ensure that Eichmann is caught and made to pay for his crimes.

Director Raymond Ley will introduce the film and lead a discussion afterward.

This event is generously underwritten and cosponsored by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany.