The chapter narrates the challenges faced by Margaret Lambert, a talented Jewish athlete, who encountered discrimination and expulsion from her sports club due to her religion during Hitler's rise to power. It also explores Avery Brundage's dilemma regarding his views on amateurism and equality as he navigates the political landscape of the 1936 Olympics in the midst of Nazi propaganda and anti-Jewish sentiments.
A German Jewish high-jumper is determined to get her shot at Olympic greatness. And an idealist faces an existential choice. In the fifth episode of Hilter’s Olympics, Avery Brundage faces the reality for Jewish athletes in Nazi Germany and makes a critical decision.
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