Athletics Under Oppression

This chapter recounts the life of a Jewish athlete in pre-Nazi Germany, highlighting her early experiences in sports amidst rising political tension. It focuses on Margaret Lambert's exclusion from her local sports club and the broader impact of Hitler's regime on Jewish athletes. The narrative examines the moral dilemmas faced by figures like Avery Brundage as they grappled with the implications of the 1936 Olympics being used as a propaganda tool for the Nazi regime.