Remembering Éva Székely who passed away at 92
Sun, 03/08/2020 - 11:10am
The Institute is sad to learn that world champion swimmer and Holocaust survivor Éva Székely passed away at 92.
Diane Jacobs on the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
Ellen Kilston on the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
Gerda Frieberg on the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
Endre Altmann on the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
Ellen Brandt on the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
Eric Frisch on the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
Listen to Jewish survivors and other eyewitnesses to the Holocaust describe watching the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. In preparation for the start of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, the Nazis in power decided to minimize the presence of antisemitism in the city.
The 1936 Berlin Olympics
Discrimination: Rita Feder remembers the 1936 Olympics
Rita Feder was a young girl during the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and remembers how desperately she wanted to attend the games but was unable to because she was Jewish. Feder recalls how dangerous it was for Jews during that time even though there was an international audience in Berlin.
Discrimination: Rita Feder remembers the 1936 Olympics
Language: English
Rita Feder was a young girl during the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and remembers how desperately she wanted to attend the games but was unable to because she was Jewish. Feder recalls how dangerous it was for Jews during that time even though there was an international audience in Berlin.
Margaret Lambert on the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Language: English
Margaret Lambert recalls her experience as an athlete on the Olympic team in Nazi Germany in 1936. Lambert's testimony is featured in the IWitness Activity, 1936 Olympics: Race, Politics & Civil Rights.
Hugo Beckerman on the atmosphere in Berlin before the start of the 1936 Olympics
Language: English
In preparation for the start of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, the Nazis in power decided to minimize the presence of anti-Semitism in the city. Hugo Beckerman recalls how he was able to identify the Jewish businesses that were still allowed to run at that time.
Agnes Adachi on the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games
Language: English
Agnes Adachi remembers attending the Olympic Games in Berlin 1936; and describes what it was like to watch Jesse Owens compete and win the gold medal. She recalls that the anti-Jewish restrictions and propaganda had been eased at the time because of the international presence in Germany.
Margaret Lambert on the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Two New IWitness Activities Examine Racism in the 1936 Olympics and World War II
Thu, 02/20/2014 - 7:45pm
In time for February’s Olympic Games and Black History Month, two new activities have been published to IWitness, each dealing with racism in different contexts.