Maccabi games kick off in Berlin

ToI’s Ilan Ben Zion reports from the Maccabi games in Berlin, which kick off with a Holocaust memorial.

German justice minister: "for much too long… Real victims (of Nazism) were forgotten."
"This has finally changed." pic.twitter.com/j9C09vl6TR

— iℓɑƞ ᛒεƞ ȝıoƞ (@IlanBenZion) July 28, 2015

#pt "today Jewish life is once again flourishing in Germany." #emg2015

— iℓɑƞ ᛒεƞ ȝıoƞ (@IlanBenZion) July 28, 2015

Jewish sportsmen weren't allowed in '36 olympics. Today Jewish athletes face the Nazi-built stadium at #emg2015 pic.twitter.com/eFrLc5aRZK

— iℓɑƞ ᛒεƞ ȝıoƞ (@IlanBenZion) July 28, 2015

At Nazi-built olympiastadion in #berlin, an #idf officer at a memorial ceremony before opening of #emg2015 pic.twitter.com/6sTJzwdcZW

— iℓɑƞ ᛒεƞ ȝıoƞ (@IlanBenZion) July 28, 2015

Most interesting fact from opening day of #emg2015 in Berlin: 1/3 of 300 volunteers helping games happen r not Jewish. Hope 2 interview some

— iℓɑƞ ᛒεƞ ȝıoƞ (@IlanBenZion) July 27, 2015