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http://archive.jta.org/article/1946/10/25/2746763/witnesses-testify-that-theresienstadt-commander-ordered-10-jews-shot-for-stolen-rabbit
October 25, 1946
Witnesses Testify That Theresienstadt Commander Ordered 10 Jews Shot for Stolen Rabbit
Prague, Oct. 24 (JTA) –
Jewish witnesses today declared that Heinrich Joeckel, former commandant of a section of the Theresienstadt concentration camp, who is on trial at Litomerice for the murder and torture of Jews and Czechs at the camp, issued an order that ten Jews would be shot for every rabbit missing from the camp's hutch.
In an interview with Joeckel a Jewish Telegraphic Agency correspondent asked him what happened to numerous Jews who disappeared from Theresienstadt and have never been traced. Joeckel's answer was evasive. The correspondent reported that he does not appear to regret the murder of thousands of Jews committed under his orders.
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"Witnesses Testify That Theresienstadt Commander Ordered 10 Jews Shot for Stolen Rabbit." Jewish Telegraphic Agency 25 Oct 1946.
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Czech Court Trying Commander of Theresienstadt Camp; Jews Testify to Atrocities
http://archive.jta.org/article/1946/10/20/2744223/czech-court-trying-commander-of-theresienstadt-camp-jews-testify-to-atrocities
October 20, 1946
Czech Court Trying Commander of Theresienstadt Camp; Jews Testify to Atrocities
Prague, Oct. 18 (JTA) –
A charge that he was forced to confiscate the rings of Jewish prisoners and later drown them in a swamp was made today by a former prisoner named Hanus at the trial in Litomerice of Heinrich Joeckel, commander of a section of the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Other witnesses revealed that Jewish political prisoners were treated in a more brutal fashion than other camp inmates. They declared that one prisoner, a Professor Levit, was tortured and his legs broken and then carried to a cemetery to be murdered. However, he revived and committed suicide before he could be tortured further. Other prisoners were forced to hang themselves with wire.
It was also disclosed that numerous officials in the puppet government witnessed the horrible tortures. One witness related how Joekel, himself, beat a pregnant Jewish woman on the abdomen until an abortion occurred.
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"Czech Court Trying Commander of Theresienstadt Camp; Jews Testify to Atrocities." Jewish Telegraphic Agency 20 Oct 1946.
October 20, 1946
Czech Court Trying Commander of Theresienstadt Camp; Jews Testify to Atrocities
Prague, Oct. 18 (JTA) –
A charge that he was forced to confiscate the rings of Jewish prisoners and later drown them in a swamp was made today by a former prisoner named Hanus at the trial in Litomerice of Heinrich Joeckel, commander of a section of the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Other witnesses revealed that Jewish political prisoners were treated in a more brutal fashion than other camp inmates. They declared that one prisoner, a Professor Levit, was tortured and his legs broken and then carried to a cemetery to be murdered. However, he revived and committed suicide before he could be tortured further. Other prisoners were forced to hang themselves with wire.
It was also disclosed that numerous officials in the puppet government witnessed the horrible tortures. One witness related how Joekel, himself, beat a pregnant Jewish woman on the abdomen until an abortion occurred.
Citation - Click to see see this article's citation
"Czech Court Trying Commander of Theresienstadt Camp; Jews Testify to Atrocities." Jewish Telegraphic Agency 20 Oct 1946.
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