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Jews and Football: a forgotten story - with David Bolchover

July 14

35 mins

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Episode Description

As football fans across the globe gear up for the World Cup final on Sunday, Jonathan talks to the author of a new book that uncovers a hidden story: the Jewish players who were once football’s biggest stars. David Bolchover reveals how it was Jewish footballers that dominated some of Europe’s best teams, reinventing much of the way the game is played - until they were brutally murdered in the Holocaust. Their phenomenal achievement has been all but forgotten, to the extent that many imagine “Jewish footballer” to be an oxymoron if not the punchline to a joke. Instead, it sheds light on an era of forgotten Jewish sporting glory - and the world that was extinguished in the Shoah

00:00 Introduction to Jewish Football History

03:08 The Role of Jews in Football Before the Holocaust

05:39 Zygmunt Sztoyanman: A Football Legend's Story

08:15 Josef Braun: The Hebrew Ronaldo

11:07 Political Affiliations of Jewish Football Clubs

13:57 The Evolution of Football Tactics and Jewish Influence

18:05 The Impact of the Holocaust on Jewish Footballers

19:11 Erasure of Jewish Football History

21:07 Legacy of Jewish Football in Modern Israel

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