A triumphant week that began with the release of the remaining 20 living hostages held captive in Gaza for two years ended with a chilling declaration of defeat by the International Olympic Committee.
BERLIN — The Olympics will be returning to the German capital in Kaspar Heidelbach’s “Berlin 1936,” about Jewish-German high-jump champion Gretel Bergmann. Produced by Cologne-based Gemini Film, ...
NEW YORK -- Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936. Two weeks later, the 5 feet, 3 inches she jumped in Stuttgart, Germany, was all but obliterated and she was kicked off ...