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Eichmann Nears Birthday He Says Will Be His Last
Adolf Eichmann approaches his 56th birthday in Ramleh Prison while awaiting the Israeli Supreme Court ruling on his death sentence appeal. He may have one last recourse to clemency from President Itzhak Ben-Zvi if the high court upholds the sentence. He spends days reading German history, writing to his wife and defense counsel, and receiving tranquilizers as he endures the wait.
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Eichmann
Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Israeli Supreme Court
Gestapo
Supreme Court
Itzhak Ben-Zvi
Austria
Robert Servatius