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August 31, 2012
Beyond silence
One of the most moving letters you’ll read this year was written by Irwin Cotler, a Canadian member of parliament, to the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, imploring him to hold a minute of silence for the 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists 40 years ago at the Munich Olympics.
August 29, 2012
Ankie Spitzer to lead worldwide minute of silence for ‘Munich 11’
A moment of silence to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the massacre at the Munich Olympics will be livestreamed from a suburban New York JCC on Sunday at 8 p.m. EDT.
Aly Raisman Is More Than An Olympic Champion
The Names and Stories of the 11 Slain Israeli Olympians
More than 20,000 Londoners hold Munich moment of silence
More than 20,000 people in various venues in London attended the British Zionist Federation’s “Minute for Munich” program that was promoted via social media.
Munich's indelible stains
Under the headline "Indelible Stains," the Los Angeles Times listed “10 Olympic controversies that forever leave their mark on the Summer Games.”
PA opposes moment of silence for slain Israelis
The Palestinian Authority opposed a moment of silence at the London Olympics for the 40th anniversary of the Palestinian “Black September” terrorist group’s killing of 11 Israeli team members in Munich, Palestinian Media Watch reported.
Report: Germany was warned a month before ‘72 Olympics attack
Germany was warned about a possible terror attack against Israeli athletes one month before the Munich Olympics in 1972, Der Spiegel reported.
Why the Olympics won’t mark the Munich massacre
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Honor Munich 11, International Olympic Committee urged
An online petition urging the International Olympic Committee to honor the Munich 11 at the Olympic Games this summer has garnered thousands of signatures.
‘72 Munich Olympic attack survivors return with mixed feelings
A survivor of the 1972 Munich Olympic attack felt like he was "floating on a cloud of love" as he returned to the southern German city this week with several other team mates to take part in a documentary marking the 40th anniversary.
N.Y. JCC unveils memorial to murdered Israeli Olympians
A Jewish community center in suburban New York unveiled a sculpture honoring the Israelis who were killed by terrorists at the1972 Munich Olympics.
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