The Eichmann Trial (29 page)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank those people who read this manuscript or offered observations about the project. They include Benton Arnovitz, Steven Bayme, Havi Ben-Sasson, Peter Black, Richard Breitman, Deborah Dwork, Raye Farr, Shoshana Felman, Jenna Weissman Joselit, Anthony Julius, Maureen MacLaughlin, Antony Polansky, Eli Rosenbaum, Anita Shapira, Ken Stern, and Leah Wolfson. Their contributions made this a better book. Any shortcomings or mistakes are present despite their help. Jonathan Rosen was a magnificent editor who worked with me every step of the way. He has a unique ability to see to the heart of the matter. His passion for the project was infectious. Altie Karper saw this manuscript through the production stage and was most patient with my various delays. Terry Zaroff-Evans did a herculean job of copyediting. Michael Cinnamon did excellent bibliographic research. Maureen MacLaughlin read the manuscript closely and caught many of the errors that invariably find their way into such a work. Carolyn Hessel, who has done so very much for the world of Jewish books, was and is a faithful friend and adviser.

As I noted in the dedication, a portion of this book was written while I was in residence at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Paul Shapiro, the director of the USHMM’s Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, and members of the center’s staff, among them Lisa Yavnai, Suzanne Brown Fleming, and Traci Rucker, were all exceptionally helpful and provided a perfect environment for scholarship and research. My special appreciation to the gracious archivist Michlean Amir and to librarians extraordinaire Vincent Slatt and Ron Coleman, all of whom were helpful well beyond the call of duty. They made my time there not only productive but very pleasant. The USHMM’s senior historian, Peter Black, carefully read and commented on much in the manuscript. Every conversation with him is a learning experience. This institution is a jewel in our nation’s crown.

At my home institution, Emory University, the University Research Committee provided crucial support that helped me complete this topic. Robert A. Paul, the then dean of Emory College, not only granted me a leave but was a wonderful conversation partner. Gary Laderman, the chair of the Religion Department, helped secure important research support. My colleagues were—as always—a delight.

Both the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee opened their libraries and archives to me. The director of the ADL’s library and research center, Aryeh Tuchman, was gracious and welcoming. Cyma Horowitz of the AJC’s library and archives was exceptionally helpful. Her retirement leaves a void that will be hard to fill. The staff of the archives at the Center for Jewish History gave me rapid access to their pertinent holdings. Andrew Ingall and Aviva Weintraub of The Jewish Museum’s National Jewish Archive of Broadcasting helped me retrieve various news broadcasts on the Eichmann trial.

Many scholars have written important works pertaining to the Eichmann trial, among them David Cesarani, Hannah Yablonka, Shoshana Felman, Lawrence Douglas, Leora Bilsky, Hans Safrian, Yechiam Weitz, and Yaacov Lozowick. I have benefitted greatly from their contributions to this topic. Though I have cited their works in my notes, they are deserving of special mention.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Deborah E. Lipstadt is Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University. She is the author of
History on Trial: My Day in Court with David Irving
(a National Jewish Book Award winner);
Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory;
and
Beyond Belief: The American Press and the Coming of the Holocaust, 1933–1945
. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.