Yesterday I learned that in 1936 U.S. Olympic officials removed Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller from the 400-meter relay team to avoid offending Hitler. Glickman and Stoller were Jews. Evidently the relay team was very good, and the U.S. officials thought Hitler wouldn’t like a team that was half Jewish winning the race.
Here’s the link to the full article by Melissa Eddy: <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/28/world/europe/at-maccabi-games-jewish-athletes-vie-for-medals-while-mindful-of-past.html>.
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