I meanwhile, a pecked stadium and flagged grape chearing streets. Greek Chancellor Hitler
on his way to perform the euthening ceremony. Hello and welcome. This is
the WBZ book Club. I'm Jordan rich In the new book Played the Games
of the nineteen thirty six Berlin Olympics, authors Richard Kaufman and Glenn Allen looking
at the history of this very dramatic sporting event, a spectacle of propaganda led
by Hitler and the Nazis. The Games of the nineteen thirty six Berlin Olympics
were controversial for so many reasons, including the anti Semitism not only in Germany,
but on the part of the American Olympic Committee President Avery Brundage. Despite
the campaign of anti Semitism on the part of the Nazis, Brundage pushed for
the nineteen thirty six Berlin Games to take place. There was definite complicity between
Brundage and the Nazi regime, while at the same time, proud and courageous
American athletes dealt with incredible pressure and managed to win many medals under the banner
of the swastika. When sport collided with politics in a terrific history called played
the Games of the nineteen thirty six Berlin Olympics. And that's the book Club.
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