Dr. Theodore Lewald, President of the Organizing Committee for the 11th Olympic Games. Lewald had been head of the German Olympic Committee, but was sacked in 1933 for having one Jewish parent, making him a "Mischling" in the eyes of the Nazis.
- Date
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1936
- Locale
- Germany
- Photo Designation
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OLYMPICS -- International Olympic Committees
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Gerhard Vogel
Dr. Theodore Lewald, President of the Organizing Committee for the 11th Olympic Games. Lewald had been head of the German Olympic Committee, but was sacked in 1933 for having one Jewish parent, making him a "Mischling" in the eyes of the Nazis.
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