Echoes of Justice: The Eichmann Trial and Holocaust Memory in Australia
5 Jun 2025
Join us for a compelling discussion exploring how the 1961 televised trial of Adolf Eichmann reverberated across Australian society. Eichmann, a key architect of the Holocaust, was responsible for organizing the logistics of mass deportations to Nazi death camps. Though geographically distant, Australia was deeply connected to the Holocaust through its large survivor community. The trial – centered on survivor testimony rather than the perpetrator – marked a global shift in Holocaust consciousness. In Melbourne, it sparked greater public engagement with Holocaust memory, influencing commemorations, media, and even local art, including works by Sidney Nolan now on display at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum.
