I meanwhile, a pecked stadium and flagged grape chearing streets. Greek Chancellor Hitler on his way to perform the euthening ceremony. Hello and welcome. This is the WBZ book Club. I'm Jordan rich In the new book Played the Games of the nineteen thirty six Berlin Olympics, authors Richard Kaufman and Glenn Allen looking at the history of this very dramatic sporting event, a spectacle of propaganda led
by Hitler and the Nazis. The Games of the nineteen thirty six Berlin Olympics were controversial for so many reasons, including the anti Semitism not only in Germany, but on the part of the American Olympic Committee President Avery Brundage. Despite the campaign of anti Semitism on the part of the Nazis, Brundage pushed for
the nineteen thirty six Berlin Games to take place. There was definite complicity between Brundage and the Nazi regime, while at the same time, proud and courageous American athletes dealt with incredible pressure and managed to win many medals under the banner of the swastika. When sport collided with politics in a terrific history called played the Games of the nineteen thirty six Berlin Olympics. And that's the book Club. WBZ, Boston's news radio