Culture  Sports  London Olympics
US gold medalist salutes Munich victims
Yedioth Ahronoth
Published: 09.08.12, 14:02
Comment Comment
Print comment Print comment
Back to article
38 Talkbacks for this article
31. Hava Nagila? No wonder.
Henry from New York ,   USA   (08.09.12)
When we hear this song, our bodies move and move. It's like magic. Best way to spot a fellow Jew.
32. Awesome!
Adam ,   Herndon VA, USA   (08.09.12)
What an absolutely terrific young woman. She's a champion is every way.
33. I am lost...
moshe ,   isl   (08.09.12)
She said she didnt purposely put the music on - she has been working with that routine for long time even if there would have been min silence decided on. All she seems to have said is the because its 40 years then its more special - but I think she is specifically saying that she did not choose this song to make a statement about Munich ..."Having that floor music wasn’t intentional” So, what am I missing about all these headlines which are just not true? And before you all jump on me and eat me alive - I still think she is awesome for doing it to that tune and being proud of being Jewish.
34. Jewish gold medals.
Istvan ,   BUDAPEST HUNGARY   (08.10.12)
In 1936 it was very important for jews to win at least one gold medal in Berlin olympics. Had to be proved that jews were not "untermensch" as nazis said. The nr 1. candidate and hopeful was Helene Meyer , a half jewish emmigrant fencer, who came back to Germany in german colours. But she was failed, as in the fencing final an unknown 100% jewess from Hungary, Elek Ilona won and became olimpic champion. Elek survived the holocaust and won a second gold medal in 1948 London. But it is nothing, in Berlin hungarian jews won totally 6 gold medals, 4 of them as induviduals. ( Kabos, Kárpáti, Csák and Elek ). An unprecedented success !
35. you are correct, but....
martin ,   uk   (08.10.12)
every country is scraed of the muslims, incl the USA. In any case not to hold the commemeration was the Olympic Committees decision. They too, were scared.
36. Fear
Mike ,   Brooklyn NY   (08.10.12)
Why are they scared of the Muslims throw me out
37. No Medals for Israel
(08.13.12)
Not 1. Iran got 4 gold, and finished 16th-well done Iran. The Olympic committee did the right thing, by not holding a minute's silence-just move you people!
38. No 37, your words show exactly where
(08.13.12)
you are coming from and where you are headed to. No way you could convince anyone except for your own ilk.
Previous talkbacks
Back to article