Hakoah, the oldest Jewish sports organization in this country, celebrated its twenty-fifth birthday this week.
For years the Austrian Hakoah attracted the attention of the sport world by its splendid football teams, which toured various European countries, the United States and Palestine with great success. More recently the Austrian Hakoah has been distinguished by its progress in swimming and light athletics.
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