Remembering the three Jewish women fencing champions who defied Hitler at the 1936 ‘Nazi Olympics’
As Jewish fencers excel at the 2024 Paris Olympics, we reflect on a historic moment: the 1936 Berlin Games, where Jewish athletes Ilona Elek-Schacherer, Helene Mayer, and Ellen Müller-Preis won gold.
The three women’s foil fencing champions from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, from left to right: Ilona Elek-Schacherer, Helene Mayer and Ellen Müller-Preis.(photo credit: Neil Keller)ByNEIL KELLER\JTAUpdated:
