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Jewish Athletes Olympic Medalists
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Samuel Balter, USA |
Basketball, gold |
György Bródy , Hungary |
Water Polo, gold |
Miklos Sarkany, Hungary |
Water Polo, gold |
Karoly Karpati, Hungary |
Freestyle Wrestling, gold |
Endre Kabos, Hungary |
Individual Saber, gold Team Saber, gold |
Irving Maretzky, Canada |
Basketball, silver |
Gerard Blitz, Belgium |
Water Polo, bronze |
Robert Fein, Austria |
Weightlifting, gold |
Helene Mayer, Germany |
Individual Foil, silver |
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Austrian Robert Fein, who was of Jewish descent, won the gold medal in weightlifting (lightweight class). August 2, 1936.
USHMM #21715/Österreichisches Institut für Zeitgeschichte, Bildarchiv, Vienna, Austria
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Hungarian Jew György Bródy (far right) was a member of the water polo team that won the gold medal.
USHMM #21684/Cigaretten-Bilderdienst GmbH, Die Olympische Spiele 1936 in Berlin und Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Hamburg-Bahrenfeld, 1936)
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Herman Goldberg was a catcher for the United States Olympic baseball team in the exhibition event. After the Olympics, he briefly played in the minor leagues.
USHMM #21714/Courtesy of Herman Goldberg
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The Museum’s exhibitions are supported by the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund, established in 1990.
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