FOR THE RECORD
A Centennial
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GEORGE EISEN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
Clockwise from left:
Alfred Hajos won two gold medals
for Hungary in swimming in the
first of the modern Olympics in
Athens.
Tough guy: Sam Berger, left, won
the Olympic crown in St. Louis in
1904.
PHOTOS COU RTESY OF GEORGE EISE N
Fencing champs: This Hungarian
Olympic team included Jewish
fencers Attila Petschauer, second
from left, and Endre Kabos, third
from right.
Jewish athletes,
past and present,
have a strong
history of
competition
filled with tragedy
and triumph.