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Munich 11

Israelis with a black crepe covered Israeli flag, photographed in the Munich Olympic stadium, September 6, 1972, during the memorial service for the 11 murdered Israeli team members. (AP Photo)
September 5, 2022, 6:28 am
The 1972 Munich massacre through the eyes of the athletes in the Olympic village
Members of the 1972 US basketball team tell the unfolding of the tragedy that saw 11 Israeli coaches and athletes killed and a botched hostage rescue attempt
By Jon Marks
A member of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September, which killed 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team, during the 1972 Munich Olympics. (AP/Kurt Strumpf)
May 15, 2016, 1:38 am
French Jews oppose Cannes film defending Munich terrorists
‘Munich: A Palestinian Story’ by director Nasri Hajjaj claims German police, not Palestinian hostage-takers, killed Israeli athletes at 1972 Olympics
By JTA
In this Nov. 6, 2014 file photo former German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher poses for the photographer at his home in Wachtberg, Germany. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
April 3, 2016, 4:23 am
Genscher, who pushed unification of Germany, dies at 89
Longest-serving German foreign minister championed detente with Soviets, oversaw failed 1972 bid to rescue Israeli Olympic athletes in Munich
By Geir Moulson
The 11 Israeli Munich Olympics victims.
From the WebFebruary 10, 2014, 12:35 pm
Russian Jews remember Israeli athletes murdered at 1972 Munich Olympic Games
The Washington Post: Israeli athletes, officials join Chabad emissaries and some 200 Sochi Jews Sunday in musical tribute
A 2009 portrait of Alex Gilady (Abir Sultan/Flash 90)
August 7, 2012, 2:23 pm
Is Alex Gilady the villain in the minute of silence defeat?
As the International Olympic Committee’s only Israeli, some claim his refusal to support the Munich 11’s opening ceremony memorial carried disproportionate weight
By Miriam Shaviv
August 5, 2012, 4:27 pm
Sister of Munich victim faults Romney for past silence
Praises Obama: ‘The president has placed himself on the right side of history in this matter’
Rabbi Alex Goldberg wearing the official Olympic pin at the Surrey Sports Park, the Olympic training camp to parts of team Great Britain, USA, China and others. (photo credit: Courtesy)
August 1, 2012, 11:16 am
Spirituality is not a spectator sport
For the dozen or so Jewish chaplains on duty at the Olympics, watching the events is only for their days off
By Miriam Shaviv
July 31, 2012, 9:11 am
NY Maccabi Games’ moment of silence for Munich 11 to be livestreamed
The JCC Rockland in New York, where the games are held, was the driving force behind the international Olympic campaign
July 26, 2012, 8:37 am
Congressmen to hold moment of silence for Munich 11
Rep. Ted Deutsch: ‘There is still time for the world to honor these athletes and to unite against terrorism’
July 25, 2012, 9:27 am
Founder of London Shomrim carries Olympic torch
After handing off the torch, Efrayim Goldstein and a group of fellow torchbearers observed a moment of silence in memory of the Munich 11
Ankie Spitzer, from her YouTube appeal for a moment of silence at the London Olympic games. (photo credit: Image capture from YouTube)
July 24, 2012, 11:44 am
How the Munich 11 petition went viral
The campaign for an official commemoration at the 2012 Games was born when a suburban New York JCC decided to dedicate the Maccabi Games they were hosting to the murdered Israelis and enlisted Ankie Spitzer to make a video plea to the IOC
By Neil Rubin
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