Shalom Nagar, Eichmann's Executioner, Dies

Shalom Nagar, the man who executed Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962, has died at an age reported between 83 and 88. Eichmann, a major architect of the Holocaust's Final Solution, was captured in Argentina in 1960 by Israeli agents, tried in a landmark public trial, and executed in Israel's only civil execution. Nagar, a Yemen-born Israeli who served as Eichmann's prison guard, was randomly selected to carry out the hanging. He suffered from nightmares and PTSD after the execution, eventually becoming religious and settling in Kiryat Arba. Nagar kept his role secret for 30 years due to fear of reprisals, but his identity was later revealed in the media. A documentary titled 'The Hangman' was made about his life and role in Eichmann's execution.