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Inside the Nuremberg trial 'witness house' shared by Nazis and…
The house in Nuremberg's Erlenstegen suburb was run by a 36-year-old Hungarian countess, and its guests were all witnesses at the trial; the seating chart must have been something.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by The Times of Israel: “Inside the bizarre Nuremberg trial ‘witness house’ shared by Nazis and Holocaust survivors”, with reporting from NPR and Barnes & Noble (book listing).
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 2:22 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
The real story
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- The Times of IsraelInside the bizarre Nuremberg trial ‘witness house’ shared by Nazis and Holocaust survivors
- NPRForced Together, Nazis And Victims Bear 'Witness' November 16, 2010 · facts used on air
- Barnes & Noble (book listing)The Witness House: Nazis and Holocaust Survivors Sharing a Villa during the Nuremberg Trials by Christiane Kohl facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe Allies opened a witness house in Nuremberg in the autumn of nineteen forty-five, and the Americans recruited a Hungarian countess, thirty-six years old, as house manager.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHired to do what, exactly?
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDinner. Concentration camp survivors sat next to personal friends of Hitler, and resistance fighters sat next to SS officers, per NPR.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSomebody wrote that seating chart.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA former Gestapo head, Rudolf Diels, turned up under the same roof as his archenemy. Imagine that in the reviews. One star, the neighbours.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the countess still had to decide who got the window.
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