Top officials put a Jewish stamp on the Rio Olympics
Three of the top officials of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, including its president, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, are Jewish.
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Brazilian, Israeli officials to honor 11 Israelis murdered in Munich at Rio Olympics
There will be no minute of silence at the opening ceremony, the IOC said, frustrating a longtime request of families.
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Israelis were brutalized, castrated at Munich Olympics, widows reveal
Two of the Olympians’ widows, in interviews with The New York Times, discussed the cruelty of the treatment. More ▸
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Munich Olympics set the TV stage for Sept. 11
By Adam SoclofOn Sept. 5, 1972, "Wide World of Sports" anchor Jim McKay was summoned from a leisurely swim to ABC Olympic headquarters to cover a hostage crisis. When he returned to his hotel the next morning, McKay noticed he was still wearing his bathing suit beneath his pants. It was an ironic reminder that the world was not… More ▸
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Quiet prologue to 1972 Munich Olympics
By Adam SoclofImagine if this had been the most significant headline about Israel in the 1972 Munich Olympics… [[READMORE]] Israel’s Olympic Team Reprimanded Failed to Attend Memorial Service at Site of Dachau Concentration JERUSALEM, Sep. 4, 1972 (JTA) – Israel’s Olympic squad in Munich was sharply reprimanded by Deputy Premier Yigal Allon for failing to attend an inter-faith memorial service… More ▸
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Planner of Munich Olympic massacre dies
A planner of the 1972 attack on Israel’s Olympic team in Munich and one of the founders of the Palestinian security services has died. More ▸
