Witnify Blog http://blog.witnify.com Just another WordPress site Fri, 21 Mar 2014 02:29:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Munich Massacre Mark Spitz recalls the 1972 Olympics and the Munich Massacre http://blog.witnify.com/?p=8609 http://blog.witnify.com/?p=8609#comments Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:04:58 +0000 http://sb2.witnify.com/sb3/?p=8609 Continue reading]]> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjMHqd7XiS4

Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz discusses what comes to mind when he thinks about the 1972 Summer Olympics, which took place in Munich, West Germany, on August 26 to September 11. Spitz thinks the Israeli tragedy takes precedent to his swimming achievements.

On September 5, 1972, during the Olympic Games, a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September took 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage.

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Israeli Olympic swimmer Shlomit Nir-Toor was a survivor of the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games, which took place in Munich, West Germany, on August 26 to September 11. She discusses the importance of remembering the attack.

On September 5, 1972, during the Olympic Games, a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September took 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage.

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