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Testimony of Dr. Robert Atlasz, born in Berlin, Germany, 1898, regarding his experiences as a Jewish sports official in Germany after 1933, Jewish sport associations and Jewish sport activities under Nazi rule Dr. Robert Atlasz, a Berlin dentist who was active in Macabbi in Germany made aliya to Eretz Israel in 1937, where he continued in his lifelong commitment to sport and Macabbi. He was in charge of sports for the World Maccabiah Games of 1950, 1953, 1957, and 1961, and a member of the Israel Olympic Committee from 1959 until his death in 1990. - Introduction prepared by Dr. Kurt Ball-Kaduri...

File Number : 233

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : German

Testimony of rabbi and Zionist leader Hans Tramer regarding his experiences in Nazi Germany

Testimony of Rabbi Hans Tramer, born in Bunzlau, German, 1900, a Rabbi and Zionist leader, regarding his experiences in Nazi Germany - Antisemitic riots in Breslau, late 1931-early 1932; attack on the witness by the Nazi mob; witness given a police escort home; - Assembly at the Cafe Leon (Kurfürsten Damm) in Berlin, 30 January 1933; participation of the witness as a delegate of the Zionist movement; delivery of a speech by the witness informing the audience regarding about Hitler's victory, including comments that all the Jews are in danger; comments regarded as hysteria; - Lectures delivered by the...

File Number : 145

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony

Language : German