Sammy Luftspring.
–Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
The League of German Girls engaged in synchronized athletics, circa 1933-45. – Carl and Liselott Diem Archive
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The 1936 Olympics were held in Nazi Germany at a critical juncture between the building of the racial state and the Holocaust. The world faced a decision about whether to participate in these controversial Games. Canadian athletes, particularly young Jewish athletes, were caught in a dilemma. Should they follow their dreams to the world’s greatest athletic competition or should they boycott the 1936 Olympics?
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A complementary exhibit, FRAMING BODIES: Sport and Spectacle in Nazi Germany explores the relationship between athletics, politics and visual culture during the 1936 Games.
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School Visits & Teacher's Guide
Media Release
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The website presents the exhibits as an educational opportunity for students of Canadian history and as a model for developing historical thinking. Five lessons encourage students to critically examine the history of the 1936 Games and Canada's response to Nazism.
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Sunday September 12, 2010 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Schara Tzedeck Cemetery, 2345 Marine Drive, New Westminster
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National Socialism linked the body and sport to national identity and racial categories through values of fitness, health and beauty.
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