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Education: The German Nazi Olympics

February 8, 2021

For two weeks in August 1936, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi dictatorship camouflaged its racist, militaristic character while hosting the Summer Olympics.

Minimizing its antisemitic agenda and plans for territorial expansion, the regime exploited the Games to impress many foreign spectators and journalists with an image of a peaceful, tolerant Germany. 


Dear Members of the Board, Survivors, Teachers, Students, Volunteers and Friends,

As the Holocaust Documentation & Education Center continues to feature and offer a wide variety of online programs focused on various topics  of the Holocaust, today  we are adding the following to our list from the Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education:

Program:          The Nazi Olympics

Date:                Thursday, February 11, 2021

Time:               4:00 PM

Platform:          This program is free to the public and will take place online.

Please note, registration is required. Please click here to register.