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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

1936 Berlin Olympics

America's Jesse Owens, center, salutes during the presentation of his gold medal for the long jump, alongside silver medalist Luz Long, right, of Germany, and bronze medalist Naoto Tajima, of Japan, during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, August 11, 1936. (AP Photo)
August 17, 2024, 8:31 pm
Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘Revisionist History’ podcast examines influence of 1936 Olympics
Together with co-host Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, the writer delves into the complex developments behind Nazi Germany hosting the Berlin Games, and what led countries to participate
By jacob gurvis
Marty Glickman (left), and Sam Stoller, at sea en route to the 1936 Olympics. (Courtesy, Nancy Glickman via JTA)
August 7, 2024, 1:44 am
How the US caved to antisemitism and snubbed a Jewish Olympian at 1936 Berlin Games
In new book ‘Marty Glickman,’ historian and professor Jeffrey Gurock unlocks the life of a sports hero and announcer whose proud Jewish identity was a model for countless young fans
By Rich Tenorio
FILE - From left to right, Dr. Joseph Goebbels, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Reichs Sports Leader Hans von Tschammer und Osten and General Field Marschall Werner von Blomberg observe the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany in August 1936. (AP Photo, File)
March 28, 2024, 2:17 pm
Ahead of Paris Olympics, Shoah Memorial exhibit highlights games as ‘mirror of society’
Exhibition showcases historical moments in the sporting event’s history, from the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Berlin to the deadly terror attack in Munich in 1972
By Sylvie Corbet
America's Jesse Owens, center, salutes during the presentation of his gold medal for the long jump, alongside silver medalist Luz Long, right, of Germany, and bronze medalist Naoto Tajima, of Japan, during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, August 11, 1936. (AP Photo)
October 18, 2022, 9:34 pm
Medal of German Olympian who defied Hitler in ’36 Games auctioned at nearly $500,000
Silver medalist Luz Long known as first to congratulate Black-American gold medal winner Jesse Owens, who previously said Nazi leader ‘must have gone crazy’ watching embrace
By AP
America's Jesse Owens, center, salutes during the presentation of his gold medal for the long jump, alongside silver medalist Luz Long, right, of Germany, and bronze medalist Naoto Tajima, of Japan, during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, August 11, 1936 (AP Photo/File)
October 7, 2022, 8:04 am
Medal of Olympian who defied Hitler by embracing Jesse Owens goes under the hammer
German long jumper Luz Long finished second to African-American Jesse Owens, whose on-field success at 1936 Berlin games shattered Nazi leader’s myth of Aryan physical supremacy
By Eddie Pells
Israel's Maccabi Haifa fans display Israeli flags in the stands, during the UEFA Conference League Group E first leg football match between FC Union Berlin and Maccabi Haifa in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, on September 30, 2021. (Matthias Koch/DPA/AFP/Germany Out)
October 5, 2021, 10:27 pm
UEFA investigating antisemitic abuse at Maccabi match in Nazi-built stadium
European soccer body appoints ethics inspector to probe claims; Union Berlin supporter tried to burn small Israeli flag, another repeatedly shouted ‘Sieg Heil’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Israel's Maccabi Haifa fans display Israeli flags in the stands, during the UEFA Conference League Group E first leg football match between FC Union Berlin and Maccabi Haifa in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, on September 30, 2021. (Matthias Koch/DPA/AFP/Germany Out)
October 1, 2021, 11:24 pm
Berlin soccer club sorry for antisemitism at Maccabi match in Nazi-era stadium
Fans threatened, pelted with beer; Union Berlin supporter tried to burn small Israeli flag; another repeatedly shouted ‘Sieg Heil’; home club slams shameful, intolerable behavior
By AFP and ToI Staff
Supporters of Haifa attend a group E Europa Conference League soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and Maccabi Haifa FC in Berlin, Germany, Sept. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
October 1, 2021, 1:18 pm
Maccabi Haifa fans get antisemitic abuse at Berlin stadium built by Nazis
Supporters say they had beer thrown on them, were called ‘sh***y Jews’; one rival fan took Israeli flag from a Maccabi supporter and tried to set it alight
By Ciaran Fahey
Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler, sports minister Hans von Tschammer und Osten and field marshal Werner von Blomberg observe the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany in August 1936. (AP Photo)
September 30, 2021, 11:08 am
Maccabi Haifa to be 1st Israeli team to play in Berlin stadium built by Nazis
Europa Conference League match against Union Berlin will be about much more than soccer, at venue where Adolf Hitler launched notorious 1936 Olympics
By ToI Staff and AP
Nazi soldiers line up at attention during the opening ceremonies of the XI Summer Olympic Games at the Lustgarten in Berlin, Germany on August 1, 1936. The lighted Olympic torch is in the foreground. (AP Photo)
July 24, 2020, 8:28 pm
IOC apologizes, deletes ‘throwback Thursday’ tweet about 1936 Berlin Olympics
Olympic committee says Twitter message part of a series meant to highlight ‘message of unity and solidarity’ on date marking one year to opening of delayed Tokyo Olympics
By Graham Dunbar
Before a record crowd of more than 100,000 people who filled Berlin's Olympic stadium. the English football team gave the Nazi salute in this May 14th, 1938, file photo. England beat Germany 6-3. (AP PHOTO).
April 8, 2018, 8:16 pm
Russian FM taunts UK counterpart with UK players’ 1938 Nazi salute
In ongoing row over poison attack on Russian spy, Lavrov hits back at Britain’s Boris Johnson, who compared Russia soccer World Cup to Hitler’s Olympics
By Sue Surkes
In this August 2, 1936 photo, Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering are seen watching events at the Olympics in Berlin. (AP)
March 10, 2018, 4:33 pm
How the Nazis’ token Jew turned the 1936 Berlin Olympics into a propaganda win
By bowing to Hitler’s promise to include one Jewish athlete, new book shows, head of International Olympics Committee colluded in the Nazis’ portrayal of a ‘tolerant’ Germany
By JP O’ Malley
Gretel Bergmann (Margaret Lambert) competing in 1930s Germany (Bettmann, Courtesy of Olympic Channel)
November 8, 2017, 3:11 pm
How a talented German-Jewish high jumper’s dreams came crashing down in 1936
Documentary premiering November 9 on the Olympic Channel recounts when German medal contender Margaret Lambert was banned from competing because of her religion
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Margaret 'Gretel' Bergmann-Lambert, Jewish high jumper banned from 1936 Berlin Olympics, celebrates her 103rd birthday on April 12, 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube)
July 26, 2017, 4:57 pm
Jewish athlete barred from 1936 Berlin Olympics dies at 103
High jumper Gretel Bergmann, the ‘Great Jewish Hope,’ was good enough to win the gold but Nazis said she did not qualify
By JTA
Jesse Owens starts the 200 meters sprint at the 1936 Berlin Olympics photo credit: Wikipedia)
May 1, 2017, 3:53 am
Two of Owens’ 1936 Olympic gold medals to be auctioned
A third medal was auctioned in 2013 for $1,466,574, a record sum for any Olympic item
By AFP
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