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At the entrance to the court there is a silent
demonstration of German women, members of the VVN. Each carries a poster
protesting my trial and demanding that Lischka be placed on trial instead. The
judge tries to provoke me. He reproaches me: "You have duties toward Germany
and not only toward humanity." I answer, "All that I do I am doing for
Germany." The audience applauds spontaneously. There is an interminable recital
of events. The judge produces a translation he has had made of the chapter of
my book describing the attempt to kidnap Lischka. The translation is read;
certain points are highlighted. I had forgotten the name of a street. The judge
berates me for this lapse of memory, saying, "Now, I wouldn't have
forgotten." I answer: "I'll make a note of that and next time I'll ask you to
join my team." De Somoskoey is speechless. The next morning he threatens to put
me in jail for insolence. Marinsky, incensed, jumps up and says: "You said you
would have the chapter read, don't stop with this episode, but continue with
the dossier on Lischka, which follows." Trapped, the prosecuting attorney is
obliged to require a reading-lasting several hours – of the pages of my
book devoted to the career of Lischka in the Gestapo, along with the documents
quoted therein.
Second session, Thursday, June 27. De Somoskoey
attacks: "In the course of the previous session Herr Marinsky received two
notes from two people in the room. We understand that Jerusalem is very much
interested in this trial, but Herr Marinsky can wait until the end of the
session to receive instructions. Who are these persons and what was the content
of those messages? Should I not include them in the minutes?"
Marinsky,
very courteously: "I apologize for my ignorance of German procedure; I had
noticed notes passing between the judges and I thought this was permissable.
The first person was Yehuda Milo, First Secretary of the Israeli Embassy. I
asked him: 'Is there any mail for me?' as I have given the Embassy address to
my friends in Israel. The second person was Alfred Wolman, the representative
of the newspaper Yediot Aharonot, whom I asked: 'Can you go out and get
me some aspirin?' " Continuing in a louder voice: "But I have not finished my
explanations. You all have eyes to see my messages, but none of you of course
noticed that your clerk was laughing and sending notes to the usher while you
were reading with evident boredom how Lischka was putting Jews to death. That's
a very old story, isn't it? In your opinion the dust of
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