A torch from Adolf Hitler’s 1936 Olympics, the first time the flame was brought from Greece, is going up for auction, a timely sale of an unusual piece of history. Top 2024 pollsters start group to ...
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As Australia, the United Kingdom and Lithuania join the United States’ diplomatic boycott of the upcoming winter Olympics in Beijing, we look back at the calls to boycott the 1936 Olympics, which were ...
Track and field athlete Jesse Owens was already a phenom by the time he qualified for the 1936 Berlin Olympics. But his performance at those Summer Games was even more noteworthy, particularly against ...
“Freedom is not a gift from Heaven. It must be fought for every day,” said Austrian Holocaust survivor Simon Wiesenthal. He knew from personal experience. By the end of World War II, the Nazis had ...
The modern Olympic games, first held in Athens in the summer of 1896, predate the Forward’s founding by less than one year. In the 52 winter and summer games to take place since, the Jewish stories ...
American Jesse Owens’ achievements at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin — he won four gold medals in the 100 meters, the 200m, the 4x100m relay, and the long jump — made him a track and field great.Related ...
(JTA) — One of the most intriguing storylines for Jewish fans at the 2024 Paris Olympics has been the resurgence of Jewish excellence in fencing. Of the 20 fencers on the U.S. team, six are Jewish or ...
The doctor whom Hitler appointed to be Führer of National Socialist Health turned out to be a naturopath. He licensed faith healers and all manner of quacks. Last year this Führer, Dr. Gerhard Wagner, ...
A Jewish memorabilia collector recalls the Jewish trifecta of women athletes who won medals in foil at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. One of the most intriguing storylines for Jewish fans at the 2024 Paris ...
As Australia, the United Kingdom and Lithuania join the United States' diplomatic boycott of the upcoming winter Olympics in Beijing, we look back at the calls to boycott the 1936 Olympics, which were ...