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| Born | Yemen |
| Died | (aged 88) Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | prison guard |
| Known for | Executing Adolf Eichmann |
Shalom Nagar (born late 1930s, died 26 November 2024) was a Yemeni-born Israeli prison guard.
Nagar was known for executing Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann. After World War II, Echmann was was tracked down by Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal in 1960. He was captured by the Israeli secret services and abducted by them to Israel. Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for his role in the mass murder of 6 million Jews, Roma and Sinti during World War II. Two years later on 1 June 1962, he was hanged in prison.
In 2010, a documentary was made about Nagar, The Hangman. In this documentary he told how he was selected at random to carry out the execution, and that he did not want to it. Nagar said that he had nightmares for years afterwards.
Nagar died in Israel on 26 November 2024, at the age of 88 years old.
References
- ^ "Shalom Nagar, hangman of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, dies". BBC News. 2024-11-28. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Shalom Nagar, reluctant hangman of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, dies aged 88". Times of Israel. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024. Cite error: The named reference "ref1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- "Shalom Nagar, executioner of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, passes away at 86". The Jerusalem Post. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- "Israëlische beul van Adolf Eichmann overleden". NOS (in Dutch). 27 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.