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Tag Archives: Ankie Spitzer
nothing without them?
Redemption. Will it ever arrive. Not a fleeting shimmer, but something you can sink the teeth into. In the Olympics, we have this family of nations, very much an act of symbolic reconciliation. And as the opening ceremonies unfold, it … Continue reading
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Tagged A Moment of Silence for Munich, Ankie Spitzer, Avery Brundage, Efraim Zinger, Elie Wiesel, Fabien Gilot, Ilana Romano, Israel Olympic Team, Italian Olympic Team 2012, Jacques Rogge, London Olympics 2012, Olympic Organizing Committee, Tzvi Varshaviak
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pretty vacant
If politics and racism could be quarantined of sorts; what is not disputed is that forty years ago Israeli athletes were murdered by terrorists during the Olympics, as Olympians and ostensibly under the security of the Olympic organization. The lack … Continue reading
voyage of the damned
The memories of the dead athletes can’t seem to be anchored anywhere. No one wants them. The IOC, a massive NGO that reports to one one decides. And when its the lives of yids it has little value. So much … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Alex Gilady, Ankie Spitzer, Brian Williams CTV, Dan Alon Munich 1972, Eric Saunders, Guri Weinberg, Ilana Romano, IOC Israel Munich Massacre, Jacques Rogge, Jim Thorpe, Lisa LaFlamme, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Moment for Munich movement, Moshe Weinberg
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on your (trade) mark
There is an old anecdote that gets revived from time to time that goes, “Do you know the only thing more boring than track? Field!” In the case of the Olympic Games it doesn’t really matter. The Olympic ideal has … Continue reading
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Tagged Ankie Spitzer, Avery Brundage, Boris Johnson Munich 1972 commemoration, doug saunders globe and mail, Eric Liddell, Jacques Rogge, Jeremy Schaap, Jim Thorpe, john lennon imagine, Marina Hyde Guardian, Munich 1972 Israel athletes, Oscar Swahn, Sebastien Coe
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know your place: 11 candles
Do the great unwashed deserve a minute of silence at the Olympic games? Rationally, No. If looked at within the confines of the Arab-Israel conflict spilled over into the Olympiad, it was unfortunate. But within a larger context, its a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Gilady, Anke Spitzer, Ankie Spitzer, Arik Ze'evi, Bob Costas, Dayan Menachem Gelley, doug saunders globe and mail, Ilana Romano, Iran Olympic Team, Israel Olympic Team, Jacques Rogge, Javad Mahjoob, Jim Thorpe, Londom Shomrim Patrol, Malkah Fleisher, Mark Regev, Mary Beard, Minute of Silence for Munich, Munich Israel Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin, Zvi Varshaviak
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