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  2. List of Jewish Olympic medalists - Wikipedia

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    Since the inception of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, Jewish athletes have taken part in both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. The following is a list of Jewish athletes who have won an Olympic medal in the modern games. Under the criteria of this list, Olympic medalists must have or had at least one Jewish parent and must have ...

  3. Antisemitism in the Olympic Games - Wikipedia

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    The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart. [1] In the Olympic Games during the years, despite its approach of "peace through sport", there have been claims of antisemitism , most notably in the Munich Massacre of 1972, which ended in the death of ...

  4. History of the Jews in Prague - Wikipedia

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    The Jewish Town Hall in Prague's Jewish Quarter. The history of the Jews in Prague, the capital of today's Czech Republic, relates to one of Europe's oldest recorded and most well-known Jewish communities (in Hebrew, Kehilla), first mentioned by the Sephardi-Jewish traveller Ibrahim ibn Yaqub in 965 CE.

  5. List of Czech and Slovak Jews - Wikipedia

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    Victor Adler (1852–1918), socialist politician, born in Prague [62] Madeleine Albright (1937–2022), served as the 64th United States Secretary of State [ 63 ] Ludwig Czech (1870–1942), leader and several times minister for the German Social Democratic Workers Party in the Czechoslovak Republic

  6. List of Jews in sports - Wikipedia

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    This list of Jewish athletes in sports contains athletes who are Jewish and have attained outstanding achievements in sports. The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature. Sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular ...

  7. Brave Czechs take icy Boxing Day plunge in Prague river - AOL

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    In 1946, the river was reportedly so cold that whenever organisers broke the ice to form a swimming channel it would re-freeze instantly, leading to the event being called off.

  8. Czech Republic at the Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Czech athletes had competed at the Olympics from 1920 to 1992 as Czechoslovakia and from 1900 to 1912 as Bohemia. Athletes from the Czech Republic have won a total of 67 medals at the Summer Games, with canoeing , athletics and shooting as the top medal-producing sports.

  9. Czech Republic–Israel relations - Wikipedia

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    The historical and ideological roots of this international relationship, which would prove crucial for the establishment of Israel in 1948, can be traced back to the early 19th century, and the emerging Czech-Jewish alliance in Prague. By 1938, virtually all groups of Jews in the Bohemian Lands, Czech assimilationists, German liberals, and ...