From the ghetto to the games : Jewish athletes in Hungary
TitoloFrom the ghetto to the games : Jewish athletes in Hungary
Autore
Call number943.9004924/0014
Numero oggetto10785
Luogo di pubblicazioneBoulder, Colorado, United States
Anno di pubblicazione
1985
Paginazione140p.,index,bibliography
MaterialeBook
SerieEast European Monographs, No. CXCII
ISBN864866437
Descrizione
Documents the contribution of Hungarian Jews to sporting achievements in Hungary in the 19th-20th centuries. In the 19th century the Jew's interest in sports was part of a process of Magyarization and assimilation, despite antisemitism in Hungarian society. Successful Jewish athletes continued to face discrimination, malicious remarks, etc