144 “A Jewish witch hunt”: Lee Strobel, “Nazis Offer to Aid Defense in Atrocity Trial,”
144 “If the devil would give”: Michael Hirsley, “Walus Sought Aid Through Neo-Nazis,”
144 “Pig…Julius Hitler”: Robert Enstad, “Riot 7 Hit Judge With Tirades,”
144 “Sadistic old bastard”: Goulden, 139.
144 Survey of the Chicago Council of Lawyers and quotes: Ibid., 116–18.
144 “Her daughter came running”: Bill Grady, “Witness Says Walus Killed Two,”
145 “Walus motioned with his hand”: Bill Grady, “Witness Links Walus to Deaths of Three Poles,”
145 “He took them to a nearby”: Bill Grady, “Walus Led Youth’s Death March: Nurse,”
145 “Here is the murderer!”: Ibid.
145 “It is remarkable how I look”: Bill Grady, “Hoffman’s a Star, and He Loves It,”
146 “In the face of the case presented by”:
146 “It’s a terrible conspiracy”: Bill Grady, “Walus Loses Citizenship,”
146 “Are the atrocities charged against”: “Why Was Walus Tried?”
146 “Prevent a miscarriage of justice”: Jay Branegan, “3 New Witnesses Confirm Slave Labor Story: Walus,”
146 “Inflammatory” in-court statements: Bill Grady, “Walus’ Lawyer Seeks New Citizenship Trial,”
147 “Let’s not waste our time”: This and following quotes are from
148 “There is no question of retrying”: Feigin analyzes the Walus case, 82–100.
148 OSI offered to pay: “U.S. Drops Case Against Suspected Nazi Criminal,”
148 Ordered the government to pay Walus $31,000: “U.S. Must Pay $31,000 for Labeling Man a Nazi,”
148 Russek’s letter to Ryan, Dec. 1, 1980.
149 “It was a terrible nightmare”: “Nazi Accusation Turns Life Into a Nightmare,”
149 “His age and complaints”: “Julius Hoffman,”
149 He discussed his concerns with a colleague: Wiseman, 102. Her name was Kathleen Coleman.
153 The description of the OSI meeting comes from the depositions of Rockler, Ryan, Parker, and Moscowitz as summarized in the Special Master’s Report. Wiseman, 105ff.
154 The Mendelsohn conflict comes from: Robert Pear,
155 “We only wanted to question him”: Sereny,
157 Kolesnikova was convinced: Ibid.
PART ONE: EPILOGUE
The Soobzokov and JDL story is based on more than one thousand pages of FBI reports released under a freedom of information request and on Feigin,
Aarons, Leroy. “Jewish Defense League Resists Extremists of the Left and Right.” WP,June 28, 1969.
“Anonymous Caller Says He Sent Bombs to Ex-Nazis Living in the U. S.” AP, June 3, 1979.
Arnett, Earl. “Blum in Pursuit of Former Nazis Who Are Now Living the Good Life Here in the United States.”
Anderson, Jack. “Long Memories in New Jersey about 3rd Reich.”
——. “U.S. Gives Ex-Nazis Security Blanket.”
Baier, Don. “Seek Special Prosecutor in Soobzokov Bomb Case.”
Blumenthal, Ralph. “Man Accused of Nazi Past Injured by Bomb in Jersey.”
Bunch, William, and Joseph Gambardello. “Rabbi Kahane Assassinated in City… Arab Man Blamed in Hotel Attack.”
Cummings, Judith. “F.B.I. Says Jewish Defense League May Have Planted Fatal Bombs.”
David, Gunther. “Woman Spied on U.S. Nazis.”
Engelberg, Stephen. “F.B.I. Moving on Blasts Laid to Jewish Extremists.”
Jalon, Allan. “Bomb Hits Home of Man Who Calls Holocaust Myth.”
Janson, Donald. “Passaic Officials Hail an Employee Accused of Concealing Ties to Nazis.”
Lidman, Melanie. “1,000 Gather in Jerusalem to Mark Twentieth Anniversary of Kahane’s Assassination.”
McFadden, Robert. “Blast at Home of Ex–War Crimes Suspect Injures One.”
O’Toole, Thomas. “CIA 1952 Files Save Ex-Nazi in Deportation Case.”
Palermo, Dave. “‘85 Northridge Blast 1 of 4 Linked by FBI to ‘Elements’ of JDL.”
——. “FBI Links JDL to Bomb Death of Arab Leader.”
——. “FBI Links JDL ‘Elements’ to 4 ’85 Terror Bombs.”
——. “FBI Probes Tie to Southland Arab’s Death.”
Parish, Albert. “Pipe Bomb Death.”
Quindlen, Anna. “Without Kahane, Jewish Defense Seems to Decline.”
Richey, Warren. “US Has a Home-Grown Brand of Terrorism.”
Sasaki, Laralyn. “FBI Attributes Fatal Bombing in Santa Ana to ‘Extremists.’”
Shenon, Philip. “F.B.I. Chief Warns Arabs of Danger.”
