Chanukah Day #6 | Satan’s Hangman

in 1960 in a Dearing operation the Israeli mosad captured Adolf akman in Argentina akman was entrusted and became obsessed with the extermination of the Jewish people every Grizzly detail of Hitler's Final Solution fell under his jurisdiction in the Gestapo adol fman was the architect of the Holocaust the mosad secretly kidnapped akman and transported him to Israel he stood trial and the court rejected his defense that he was only following orders akman was sentenced to death and on June 1 1962 he was hung in a private and secret cell his body cremated and his ashes spread in the med terranean sea Beyond Israel's Waters throughout this ordeal there was a man who was charged with the task of guarding akman and who ultimately carried out his execution and cremation for more than 40 years the identity of this person was Kept Secret only after many decades did the world learn that the executor of Adolf fman was Shalom nagar a Torah observant Jew born in Yemen orphaned from both his parents at ages 6 and 8 made aat to Israel at the age of 12 after his identity as amman's executioner was made public a German television station asked Mr nagar if he would do a story with them about the final moments of Amman nagar agreed to be interviewed but he insisted that the filming take place at the K where he would study Torah daily something the German broadcaster suggested a studio without noise without commotion without people coming and going with proper lighting with proper equipment shom kagar was adamant NOP he would consent to do the interview only if the filming would take place in the K in the Yeshiva near his home in Israel they didn't have a choice the German TV station agreed and the cameraman photographed all of the people learning in the K before Shalom nagar began answering questions and sharing his experience as Satan's hangman Shalom kagar recalled that special precautions were taken to protect akman and ensure that he would not meet an untimely end either from Jews seeking Vengeance or Nazi sympathizers who were eager to make sure Jews won't have the pleasure of hanging Amman five cells were devoted to this one prisoner he lived in the innermost one guards were posted in each of the four cells between Amman and the outside world the the responsibility for tasting amman's food when it came from the cafeteria fell on shom kagar if I did not die within 3 minutes he said the food was served to Amman he remembered his Commander joking about the situation he said nagar if you die we can replace you but this prisoner can't be replaced he described how he hung cremated him and how his ashes were cast into the water in middle of the night he sheared how he was haunted an entire year afterwards he felt that Adolf Amman was pursuing him he would turn around to see if Amman was not behind him after a year the dark Visions disappeared at the end of the fascinating interview the German journalist asks Shalom nagar why it was so important for him to be interviewed in this cramped House of study instead of in a studio where everyone would have been more comfortable and spacious Shalom kagar replied I knew that this film would be broadcast on German television and seen by millions of people I want the German people to know that not only that the Jewish people survived physically and we are here in Israel but that we survived spiritually our Torah Faith tradition values and connection to God are as strong as ever I wanted everybody to see people sitting and learning the ancient texts of the Bible and the mishna and the tal and the codes of Law and all of Jewish spiritual literature Shalom kagar passed away last month on the 26 of kesin 5785 November 27th 2024 at the age of 88 he had the great Merit to rid the world of one of its most evil human beings Shalom kagar captured that most powerful verse in Psalms we say each day of Kaneka in the house I will not die but live King David says and will Proclaim what God has done in each generation Our People collectively and individually have declared I will not die we will not die but live and will Proclaim what God has done this is what we did after the Holocaust this is what we shall do today again happy hanaka [Music]