Jews and the Olympic Games : Sport - A Springboard for Minorities Vallentine Mitchell - to order in

Jews and the Olympic Games : Sport - A Springboard for Minorities

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Book Title
Jews and the Olympic Games : Sport - A Springboard for Minorities
Author
Vallentine Mitchell - to order in
ISBN
9780853035169
Paul Yogi Mayer has drawn on his own memories as an athlete, coach, educator and sports journalist to create a compelling, illustrated eyewitness account. He has known many of the athletes who are featured in the book and he describes their personalities, virtues, weaknesses and in some cases, tragic fates. In the last century young Jews, particularly in Central Europe, found that they had the new and exhilarating opportunity to give expression to their physical talents and energy. How they and their successors grasped it is the theme of this engaging book. Even after the Holocaust, Jews were among the outstanding Olympians.
Paul Yogi Mayer has drawn on his own memories as an athlete, coach, educator and sports journalist to create a compelling, illustrated eyewitness account. He has known many of the athletes who are featured in the book and he describes their personalities, virtues, weaknesses and in some cases, tragic fates. In the last century young Jews, particularly in Central Europe, found that they had the new and exhilarating opportunity to give expression to their physical talents and energy. How they and their successors grasped it is the theme of this engaging book. Even after the Holocaust, Jews were among the outstanding Olympians.
Paul Yogi Mayer has drawn on his own memories as an athlete, coach, educator and sports journalist to create a compelling, illustrated eyewitness account. He has known many of the athletes who are featured in the book and he describes their personalities, virtues, weaknesses and in some cases, tragic fates. In the last century young Jews, particularly in Central Europe, found that they had the new and exhilarating opportunity to give expression to their physical talents and energy. How they and their successors grasped it is the theme of this engaging book. Even after the Holocaust, Jews were among the outstanding Olympians.