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Jewish Athletes — Endre Kabos
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Endre Kabos won the gold medal for Hungary in the individual and team saber events. Kabos was one of six Jewish medalists on the large Hungarian team.
—USHMM #21712/Courtesy of Dr. George Eisen
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| Thirteen Jews or persons of Jewish descent won medals in the Nazi Olympics, including six Hungarians. Many Hungarian Jews shared their fellow citizens' passion for sport and viewed participation as a means of assimilation. In the 1930s, however, the antisemitism of the fascist, pro-Nazi Hungarian government pervaded some fields of sport. Fencing officials openly disdained Jews, even champion fencers like Kabos. August 13, 1936. |
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