US EditionAdolph Eichmann's Hangman Passes Away At Age 83
- Eichmann was hanged in Ramle prison in 1962.
- His execution marked the only instance in history where an Israeli court ruled on a death sentence.
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Years later Shalom Nagar said he didn't volunteer and had nightmares for years
Nagar, born in Yemen, moved to Israel as an orphan in 1948, when he was only 12 years old. After serving in the Army he joined the Israeli prison service, where he was elected as Eichmann's personal guard during the six months he spent in Ramle prison in 1962.
Shalom Nagar, Israeli Guard Who Executed Adolf Eichmann YM’S, Niftar At 88
Shalom Nagar, the Israeli prison officer who carried out the execution of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, has died at the age of 88. Nagar’s pivotal role in this historic event remained hidden from public knowledge for decades before he eventually shared his story with the world. Eichmann, one of the primary architects of the Holocaust, was captured by Mossad agents in 1960 after years of evading justice in Argentina. He was brought to Israel …
Nazi war criminal's Israeli hangman dies: reports
The man who hanged Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962, Shalom Nagar, has died, Israeli media reported on Wednesday. Adolf Eichmann, one of the main architects of the "Final Solution" aimed at wiping out Europe's Jews, was guarded by Nagar during the six months he was imprisoned at an Israeli prison. In 1960, an Israeli Mossad team kidnapped Eichmann from his home in Argentina after fleeing Nazi Germany. He was drugged and smuggled back to …
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