Adolf Eichmann was executed on midnight 31 May 1962, in Tel Aviv. He was one of the main architects of the Holocaust.
Dr Martin Földi was one of the witnesses during the trial. There are a few lines in his testimony that describe the horrors of the Holocaust, from the perspective of a parent, better than any other testimony, at least in my opinion. Describing the moment in April 1944 when he lost his family forever:
“I couldn’t see my wife any more, she was swallowed up in the crowd. I couldn’t see my son any more either, he was swallowed up in the crowd, but my little daughter […] had a red coat, and that little red dot getting smaller and smaller—this is how my family disappeared from my life.”
That image of the girl in a red coat was used in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List.
Dr Földi said:
“My daughter Orli was exactly two and a half years old, and I had bought her a red coat two weeks before.”
The question is often asked, “How do you get over a tragedy like that?” The answer is—you don’t. You just live your life the best as you can and look for those few moments that bring comfort and cherish them.
sources
https://arolsen-archives.org/en/news/eichmann-trial-that-little-red-dot/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Eichmann
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