The Nazi Olympics – Rare Hebrew-Language Publication on the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games – Published by the Wingate Institute - The Nazi Olympics – A Comprehensive Study of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, the Exclusion of Jews from Sports, and the Use of the Games as a Propaganda Enterprise of Nazi Germany, by Richard Mandell. Hebrew translation by Israel Rosenblatt. Rare edition published by the Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport. Israel, November 1975. First Hebrew edition of The Nazi Olympics. Foreword by Dr. Uriel Simri. An important study by the American historian Richard D. Mandell on the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, first published in English by Macmillan in New York in 1971, and presented here for the first time in a Hebrew translation by Israel Rosenblatt. In his introduction to the Hebrew edition, Dr. Uriel Simri of the Wingate Institute emphasizes the book’s importance for the Israeli reader, particularly its treatment of the Jewish question in Nazi Germany and the issue of Jewish athletes’ participation in the Berlin Games, while also addressing more broadly the problem of the “politicization of sport, ” which remains relevant in our own time. He further notes that in preparing the Hebrew edition: “We have permitted ourselves to edit Professor Mandell’s material to some extent, but without impairing the essential substance of the work...”. Mandell presents the Games not merely as a sporting event but as a political and propaganda spectacle through which the Nazi regime sought to project to the world an image of a strong, united, and modern Germany, while temporarily concealing its policy of racial persecution. Considerable attention is devoted to Nazi policy toward Jewish athletes. The author describes how, following Hitler’s rise to power, Jews were gradually expelled from German sports associations and clubs, the antisemitic propaganda that accompanied this process, and the regime’s attempts to present a more moderate image to the outside world in preparation for the Games. A particularly interesting chapter examines Hitler’s activities behind the scenes while the Olympics were taking place, and how he continued preparing for the rearmament of Germany even as he publicly projected a message of peace and fraternity. The campaign in the United States to have the Games moved from Berlin or boycotted is also discussed at length, including the debate between advocates of a boycott and American sports officials, foremost among them Avery Brundage. The author notes that Jews, Catholics, Protestants, and labor organizations were among those who campaigned for the boycott. Additional chapters deal with the preparations for the Games, the ceremonies and Nazi symbols, the Olympic Stadium and mass spectacles, as well as the competitions and leading athletes. Particular attention is devoted to Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals, and to the significance attributed to his achievements against the background of Nazi racial ideology. The book also discusses filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl and the regime’s use of cinema, aesthetics, and sporting events to create an idealized image of Nazi Germany. The Hebrew edition is illustrated with historical photographs, including the stadium and ceremonies against a backdrop of vast rows of swastika flags, Jesse Owens competing, the Olympic Bell, and German organizer Carl Diem. The book’s cover features a symbolic illustration of the five Olympic rings breaking beneath a swastika. 160 pages. Wear and minor tears to spine. Good condition.