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“The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936″ Exhibit Opens at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Posted May 21st, 2008 at 2:00 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Olympics
A special exhibition is now on display at the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936 will run through August 17, 2008. The exhibition debuted at the Museum in 1996 in conjunction with the opening of the Atlanta Games, and is now returning to Washington, D.C., following a 10-year national tour to 16 cities. New artifacts have been added including an original torch from the 1936 torch run, and Gold medals won by Jesse Owens, John Woodruff and Ralph Metcalfe. The Museum’s website features an online version of the exhibition.
“Holocaust history offers a useful perspective for understanding the questions and challenges we face today,” says Museum Director Sara J. Bloomfield. “This exhibition provides a fascinating backdrop to the contemporary Games.”
The 1936 Olympic Games were awarded to Berlin prior to Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in 1933. Hitler originally eschewed the idea of hosting the Games, but soon realized that they could be exploited for propaganda purposes.
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