The Greats of Jewish Athletics
In 2011 and 2012 I gave three talks on "The Greats of Jewish Athletics". The links below connect to printable slides from those presentations.
In chronological order:
Lon Myers greatest runner of the 19th century, champion from sprints to one mile
Myer Prinstein - who sacrificed one Olympic gold on Sunday, but still won four more
Joan Belasco rabbi's daughter who soared high but slipped under the radar of fame
Harold Abrahams whose 1924 100 metres win was celebrated in "Chariots of Fire
Gretel Bergmann anathema to Hitler the Jewess who beat the Aryans
Irena Szewinska - Queen of the sport, who won medals in four successive Olympics
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