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Jews In Germany Say Participation In 1936 Olympic Games Is Out Of QuestionLack Of Training: Facilities And Forced Disbanding Of Athletic Organizations Ar§Cited As Reason For Curbed Activities; F*ack Of C’onnjetitionPlaces Barrier In Path Of Jewish Athletes(Note: This is the second of twostories describing the athletic situation in Germany, especialy as it af-fei ts the opportunities for Jews to try for the German Olympic teams )women's auxiliary of the Berlin pohc men’s sports clubs.The “tennis club of the year 1933** in Hamburg was dissolved. No reason was given.Because of these considerations. Jews say, participation of members of their race is virtually impossible.They add that the training of their youths has been out of the question in the last two years because thus- cannot compete against Aryans ami that hindrances to good performances— - uch a*“moral and mental oppression ' — areplaced before the few Jews that in prev-By A. D. STF.FFTEnI fAssociated Press Staff Writer)| BERLIN—1.4*—Two answers are given | the question, “can Jews in Germany participate in the 1936 Olympics?”One is that the German Olympic com-I mittw, sneaking from an international viewpoint, is autonomous and can bar j Jews without assigning a reason.The other involves the query, can. to us Jews in Germany train freely?” months were permitted to competeJews against Aryans.attach greater significance to this, for | Only in Jewish circles are the names in it lies the point whether Jews are mentioned of Jewish athletes who were given opportunities to prepare them- j successful in earlier Olympics [selves for tryouts. j An official in the staff of yetchs sportJews assert that while the federal leader Hans Von Tsehammer Und Osten sports leader s regulations provide for the said no Jew survived the first Olympic ! pre-Olympic training of Jewish clubs,1 try outs m Germany because perforro-i functionaries, including the S. A. and ances were not good enough, secret police, make impossible the properj Newspapers also declared, for ex mple, preparation of Jews. .that Jews partic i pa ting in the Breoden-In nearly all communities, the Jews burg contests—for the province including point out, swimming pools may not be; Berlin—did so poorly that the- cannot used by Jews. j be considered for Olympic teamsIn most cities the use of halls and i The Jewish makkabi sport organ 'ationathletic grounds is denied Jews.In at least one instance—ut 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 bannedby secret police because its women mem-1 ed. in vain to enier the Olympi . bers competed against members of the inaries.has a 400-meter team that it claim to be the best in Germany. Among otht nem-bers are the distance runner- B, Koch -ba, a competitor m the Paris O • ipics, Kurt Lewin, Berlin university title er; Martel Jacob, javelin champio i, a others all of whom had planned, c * hop-I dim-
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Huron Evening Huronite
Huron, South Dakota, US
Wed, Oct 23, 1935
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