The German delegation to the International Olympic Congress at Athens yesterday gave assurance that Germany will allow all Jews to participate in the Berlin Olympiad in 1936 on an equal footing. The delegation also announced that all German Jews who are sufficiently able to represent Germany will be included in the German team.
Lord Aberdare, representing Great Britain, and William Garland, American delegate, had raised the question, asking guarantees. Dr. Theodore Lewald, who is of Jewish descent, and Dr. Karl Ditter von Halt, the German delegates, assured them that the promise made by Germany last year will be kept.
Dr. Lewald declared that an invitation had been issued by the German Olympic Committee to the Jewish Union of Ex-Service Men to send candidates to the training camp. The only requirement for candidacy, besides ability in sport, was German citizenship Dr. Lewald announced.
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