'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz', 93, goes on trial in Germany Former SS officer Oskar Groening has asked for "forgiveness" over his role in mass murder at the Nazi death camp, at his trial in Germany. Romanian-born Auschwitz survivor and co-plaintiff Eva Kor, 81, who had called him a murderer before the trial expressed appreciation for his attempt to shine a light on his dark past after hearing his testimony.