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Remembering the three Jewish women fencing champions who defied Hitler at the 1936 ‘Nazi Olympics’ by Neil Keller
August 8, 2024
"...Though Mayer had left Germany in 1935 to escape the rise of anti-Jewish sentiment, she accepted the Nazi Party’s invitation to represent Germany in the Olympics...another sign of the Nazi regime’s efforts to sports-wash its antisemitism.
It was strongly rumored that Mayer received assurances that her family would be protected if she won a medal & gave the Nazi salute from the podium, which she did.
...With one raise of her arm, Mayer would overshadow the Jewish stories of the first- and third-place finishers. Nonetheless, all three Jewish fencers ought to be remembered for their achievements, for their courage & the painful choices they made in dangerous times."
This article doesn't say if her family was spared, but it's unlikely. Playing along with terrorists isn't effective.
https://www.jta.org/2024/08/08/sports/remembering-the-three-jewish-women-fencing-champions-who-defied-hitler-at-the-1936-nazi-olympics
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August 8, 2024
"...Though Mayer had left Germany in 1935 to escape the rise of anti-Jewish sentiment, she accepted the Nazi Party’s invitation to represent Germany in the Olympics...another sign of the Nazi regime’s efforts to sports-wash its antisemitism.
It was strongly rumored that Mayer received assurances that her family would be protected if she won a medal & gave the Nazi salute from the podium, which she did.
...With one raise of her arm, Mayer would overshadow the Jewish stories of the first- and third-place finishers. Nonetheless, all three Jewish fencers ought to be remembered for their achievements, for their courage & the painful choices they made in dangerous times."
This article doesn't say if her family was spared, but it's unlikely. Playing along with terrorists isn't effective.
https://www.jta.org/2024/08/08/sports/remembering-the-three-jewish-women-fencing-champions-who-defied-hitler-at-the-1936-nazi-olympics
#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #JewishHistory #JewishWomen #Jewish