Kobi Sitt
קובי סיט‎
Kobi Sitt
Kobi Sitt
Born
Tel Aviv, Israel
CitizenshipIsraeli
Alma materBar Ilan University, Tel Aviv University
AwardsFive Awards of the Israeli Television Academy for the documentary series "The Devil's Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes" which he initiated and produced.
WebsiteAlice Communications

Kobi (Jacob) Sitt (Hebrew: קובי סיט) is a initiator, producer and co-screenwriter of the documentary series "The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes", winner of five Awards of the Israeli Television Academy (2022).[1] Founder of "Alice Communications", which specializes in documenting and producing projects dealing with the history and culture of the Jewish people and Israeli society.[2] Producer and art director of the Ein Gev Festival for Classic Israeli music.[3]

Biography

Born in Tel Aviv. He did his military service as the head of the development team of the mobile information units in the Israel Defense Forces.[4] Bachelor of Laws from Bar-Ilan University and Master's degree in business administration from Tel Aviv University.[5]

Documenting the history and culture of the Jewish people and Israeli society in the various media

This work is expressed through documentaries ("I will be their mouth", about the life and work of Gideon Hausner).[6]

The Devil's Confession – Eichmann's Lost Tapes

In 1957, an interview with Adolf Eichmann was conducted in Buenos Aires, by the Nazi journalist, of Dutch origin, Willem Sassen, which was recorded on tape. During the interview, Eichmann is heard, among other things, describing the war crimes he committed during World War II.[7][1][8]

The story of the tapes and its content, which contradicts Eichmann's version at the trial held in 1961, was discovered by Kobi Sitt during his work on the documentary film "I will be their mouth" about the life and work of Gideon Hausner, the Attorney General of Israel in the historical trial.[7]

Following this, Sitt continued an in-depth investigation on the subject, initiated the production of a documentary series about the lost recordings and recruited the director Yariv Mozer for this purpose. The locating of the recordings in the National Archives in Koblenz, Germany by the researcher of the series, Lucas Weinbeer, led to the discovery of 67 reels and the approval of their use for the production of the documentary series "The Devil’s Confession – Eichmann’s Lost Tapes".[7]

While listening to the found tapes, a surprising confession of Eichmann's involvement in extermination was discovered. The Israel Broadcasting Corporation, KAN, Tadmor Entertainment and MGM teamed up for a production that lasted for about two years during the COVID-19 pandemic period, in Israel, the United States, Argentina, Germany, Austria, Hungary and France.[9] As part of the production, all the archival materials in the series were colored and the transcripts of the reels were translated.[7]

The film version opened the Docaviv Festival 2022,[10][11]. Also screened at the UK Jewish Film Festival 2023.[12]

On January 31, 2023, Amazon Prime Video, announced that it would purchase the broadcasting rights The exclusivity of the series and thus "The Devil’s Confession – Eichmann’s Lost Tapes" was the first Israeli television series acquired by it.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 Kershner, Isabel (4 July 2022). "Nazi Tapes Provide a Chilling Sequel to the Eichmann Trial". New York Times. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Fatimer, Dudi (17 June 2022). "The long-lost Adolf Eichmann recordings shown in new documentary". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ein-Gev festival with a tribute evening to Yitzchak Klefter and a performance for the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War". 3 September 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "WIZ, the Israeli computer entertainment magazine". Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Anderman, Nirit (23 May 2022). "Long-lost Recordings of Eichmann Confessing to the Final Solution Revealed". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "I will be their mouth". Kan 11. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "The Devil's Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes". Kan 11. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Frazer, Jenni (1 June 2022). "Long-lost tapes capture Adolf Eichmann bragging of his role in the Final Solution". the Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  9. ↑ MGM Worldwide Television Distribution Boards ‘The Devil Speaks – Eichmann’s Lost Confession’
  10. ↑ "The Devil's Confession: the Lost Eichmann Tapes". Docaviv. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Fatimer, Dudi (25 May 2022). "The Lost Recordings: Rare Records of Adolf Eichmann Revealed in New Documentary". Maariv. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Sitt, Kobi; Mozer, Yariv (12 November 2023). "The Devil's Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes – UK Jewish Film Festival 2023". London Reviews. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Brebner, Kayiz (6 February 2023). "The Israeli series that will conquer "Amazon Prime": the secret recordings of Eichmann". Maariv. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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