(Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mail Service)
Over 3,000 members of the Hungarian sports organizations attended the funeral of the famous Jewish athlete Edmund Bodor, who was killed in a railway accident. Chief Rabbi Simon Hevesi delivered the memorial address at the graveside. Hundreds of wreaths were placed on the grave and representatives of the chief sports organizations in Hungary paid tribute to Bodor’s memory.
The President of the Federation of Hungarian Athletic Organizations, Constantin von Sztankovitz, said: “Bodor’s death is a great blow to Hungarian sport. We, his colleagues, know how and to sport in general. We shall never forget him and the fame which he brought to Hungarian sport. He will remain for us a model of what an athlete should be. His spirit will be with us always. Edmund Bodor, who for nearly two decades held the record for the 800-metres race was an allround athlete and was the teacher and the idol of Hungarian sport.”
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