The Trial of Adolf Eichmann 74-year old Zindel Grynspan, father of 17 year old Herschel Grynspan - tells how he and his family were herded to Poland in October 1938 - during the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem (Herschel Grynspan shot German Embassy Official Ernst von Rath in Paris on 7th November 1938 - which evoked Hitler's wrath to instigating the "Crystal Night" when millions of windows of Jewish habitations were smashed and an official anti-Jewish programme ensued. 26th April 1961