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Jews In Germany Say Participation In 1936 Olympic Games Is Out Of QuestionOf Training: Facilities And Forced Disband in# Of Athletic Organizations Cited As lam For Cuihed Activities; Lack Of CompetitionLack\rtPlaces Barrier In Path Of Jewish Athleteswomen's auxiliary of the Berlin potic men's sports clubs.fKofe: This Is the second o? two stories describing the athletic situation in Germany, especialy as it af-fevts the opportunities for Jews to try for the German Olympic teams.)By A. D. STEFFFRIT)fAssomted Press Staff Writer) BERLIN——Two answers are given the question, ‘‘can Jews in Germany participate in the 1936 Olympics?’*One is that the German Olympic committee, speaking from an international viewpoint, is autonomous and can bar Jews without assigning a reason.flThe ‘tennis club of the year 1933” in Hamburg was dissolved. No reason was given.Because of these consideration*, say, participation of members of race is virtually impossible.JcWitheirtheirThey add that the training of youths has bt?cn out of the question in the last two years because thlt;* cannot compete against Aryans and that hindrances to good performances- * uch as“moral and mental oppression1' — areplaced before the few Jews that in prev-The other involves the query, “canj ious months were permitted to compete Jews in Germany train freely?” Jews against Aryans.attach greater significance to this, forj Only in Jewish circles are the names m it hes the point whether Jews are j mentioned of Jewish athletes who were given opportunities to prepare them- j successful m earlierselves for tryouts.Jews assert that while the federal sports leader's regulations provide for the pre-Olympic training of Jewish clubs, functionaries, including the S. A. and secret police, make impossible the proper preparation of Jews.In nearly all communities, the Jews point out, swimming pools may not be used by Jews.In most cities the use of halls and athletic grounds is denied Jews.In at least one instance—at Meiningen —an athletic field belonging to Jews was laid waste.Jewish athletic organizations have been forced to disband, One such, the “Jewish turn and sport club 1905,” was harmedAn off icial in the staff of re id sport ader Hans Von Tsehammer Una Ostentid no Jew survived the first Olympic youts in Germany because perform-ices were not good enough.Newspapers also declared, for e - mpfo,at Jews participating in the B uden-irg contests—for the province includingBerlin—did iso poorly that they cannotbe considered for Olympic team *The Jewish makkabi sport organ ation has a 40»)- meter team that it claim to be the best in Germany. Among othi nem-bers are the distance runner- B. Koch-ba, a competitor in the Paris O • upies, Kurt Lcwin, Berlin university title er; Mai lei Jacob, javelin chum pic i, a others all of whom had planned. % htby secret police because its women mem-' ed, in vain to enter the bers competed against members of the inaries.
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Huron Evening Huronite
Huron, South Dakota, US
Wed, Oct 23, 1935
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