Berger to be inducted into Jewish HOF
By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
07/03/2012 23:44
David, an Israeli weightlifter, was one of the ‘Munich 11’ Jewish athletes who were murdered at the 1972 Olympics.
11 Israeli athletes killed in 1972 Munich attack Photo: REUTERS / Handout
David Berger will be inducted posthumously into the National Jewish Sports Hall
of Fame and Museum on April 21, 2013.
David, a middle-weight weightlifter
on the 1972 Israeli Olympic Team, was one of the ‘Munich 11’ Jewish athletes who
were murdered at the 1972 Olympics.
David was a National Merit Scholar
who won bronze and gold medals in the 1965 and 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel,
respectively.
In 1969, he was a gold medalist at the US Junior
Weightlifting competition.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Tulane
University in 1966 and graduate degrees in business and law from Columbia
University.
In 1970, he made aliyah, moving to Tel Aviv. Though he
retained his US citizenship, David was to begin his Israeli military service in
October of 1972, but he never got that chance to serve.
The national
Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to honoring Jewish athletes,
coaches, broadcasters and others who have distinguished themselves in the world
of sports.