דער קערפער פֿון השם"This year’s #WinterOlympic Games are filled with #Jewish #athletes.
They can be found on the #hockey rink, on the slopes, sliding on #bobsleds and in the #figureskating competitions.
Despite a robust representation in Milan-Cortina, the stereotype that #Jews are bad at #sports has not fully vanished.
The stereotype is a very old one, but it was probably made most popular by none other than Adolf Hitler himself. It has become such a popular delusion that even many Jewish #writers and #entertainers have adopted it.
In order to understand how this stereotype began — and why it is so egregiously incorrect — I sat down with #writer #MichaelMeyerson.
#Meyerson was a #tennis player in his younger years, and he began researching and writing about #Jewishathletes in his spare time as a way to debunk the stereotype. His wonderful 300-page #book, “Tragedy & Triumph,” details the stories of countless Jewish athletes..."
Olympics History And Debunking The Myth That Jews Are Bad At Sports
This year’s Winter Olympic Games are filled with Jewish athletes. They can be found on the hockey rink, on the slopes, sliding on bobsleds and in the figure skating competitions. Despite a robust representation in Milan-Cortina, the stereotype that Jews are bad at sports has not fully vanished.