Berlin – Germany: Court Trying SS Guard Won’t Hear Auschwitz Survivor

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    Auschwitz survivor  Joshua Kaufman, , framed by his daughters Rachel, left and Alexandra, right,  sits in the courtroom  during the trial against  defendant Reinhold Hanning in Detmold, Germany, Friday May 13, 2016. ( Bernd Thissen/Pool Photo via AP)Berlin – A German court trying a 94-year-old ex-SS sergeant who served as an Auschwitz death camp guard has declined to hear evidence from an Auschwitz survivor who traveled from the U.S.

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    The 88-year-old Joshua Kaufman hadn’t been invited to testify but some of the Holocaust survivors and relatives who joined the trial as co-plaintiffs hoped he could tell the Detmold state court about how he had to remove corpses from gas chambers.

    However, the court already heard evidence about how victims died, news agency dpa reported. Presiding judge Anke Grudda said Friday: “No further evidence is needed. The court has no doubts on this aspect.”

    Defendant Reinhold Hanning is charged with 170,000 counts of accessory to murder over allegations that as a guard he helped Auschwitz function. Other survivors have testified.


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    7 years ago

    As bad as it sounds the court is right. Its about trying the guy not retelling holocaust stories. We all know about the atrocities that were commited.

    bennyt
    bennyt
    7 years ago

    I think those are his granddaughters and not daughters as you indicated under the photo.

    ayoyo
    ayoyo
    7 years ago

    he could publish a book of his life for posterity.