:11:00
defense objects
to the introduction of the Feldenstein case.
:11:03
It is a notorious case,
perhaps the most notorious of the period.
:11:07
It has overtones, and appeals to emotion...
:11:12
that would perhaps be best not raised.
:11:14
There are no issues or overtones
that may not be raised in this courtroom.
:11:18
The tribunal is interested in everything
that is relevant.
:11:21
Objection is overruled.
:11:27
It's all right. I'll take it.
:11:33
May it please the tribunal?
:11:35
- You may continue.
- Thank you.
:11:46
Now.
:11:48
What was the Feldenstein case?
:11:51
The case of a man
accused of racial pollution.
:11:55
Will you explain what is meant
by "racial pollution"?
:12:00
This is the charge
that is referred to in the Nuremberg Laws.
:12:05
It says that any non-Aryan
having sexual relations with an Aryan...
:12:09
may be punished by death.
:12:11
When did you first become acquainted
with the Feldenstein case?
:12:16
In September 1935,
I was contacted by the police.
:12:20
They said that Mr. Feldenstein
was being held...
:12:23
and that he requested
that I serve as his counselor.
:12:28
What position did he hold
in the community?
:12:30
He was a very well-known merchant.
:12:33
He was one of the heads
of the Jewish congregation in Nuremberg.
:12:37
What was the nature of the charge
against him?
:12:41
He was accused
of having intimate relations...
:12:45
with a 16-year-old girl, Irene Hoffman.
:12:50
I see.
:12:52
And what did he say to you about the case?
:12:56
He said it was false.
:12:58
He said he knew the girl and her family
a long time.