Overview
- Description
- Half-Jewish athlete Helene Mayer fencing for Germany. Mayer was the only Jewish athlete who represented Germany, and she was allowed to do so only under the pressure of international opinion. She won a silver medal in the individual foil event and gave the Nazi salute from the podium. After the Olympics she returned to the United States, where she had been living. Schacherer-Elek, who won gold, and Preiss, who won bronze, were also part Jewish. Mayer is the tall blond fencer.
- Duration
- 00:00:58
- Date
-
Event:
1936 August
Production: 1936 August 05
- Locale
-
Berlin,
Germany
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv
- Contributor
-
Producer:
UFA
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Newsreels.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 01:16:38:00 to 01:17:36:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2706 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - large
Master 2706 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - large
Master 2706 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - large
Master 2706 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - large- Preservation
Preservation 2706 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2706 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2706 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2706 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the Bundesarchiv in Berlin, Germany in 2004.
- Copied From
- 35mm
- Film Source
- Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 4236
Source Archive Number: UTW 309/36 (K.32800) - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
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- 2024-02-21 07:47:21
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