EPISODE · Jan 27, 2022 · 15 MIN
Challah 13 - My experience with Antisemitism. British Holocaust survivor and former champion weightlifter. Why is there Jewish football league?
from The Jewish Health Podcast
The Jewish Fitness Coach talks about his experience with antisemitism. The norm of this growing up and just thought it was normal in every day life. Yoel talks about Sir Ben Helfgott MBE. He became a successful businessman and champion weightlifter. In 1956 and 1960 he captained the British Olympic Weightlifting Teams – the only known concentration camp survivor to have participated in the Olympics – and he was British Lightweight Champion for seven years. Yoel explains why there is a Jewish Sunday Football league in the UK. You may think it is because of playing on Saturday is not allowed. It is actually for another reason. Yoel goes on and talks about why he became The Jewish Fitness Coach and wants to help Jewish People become more safe while working out!
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The Jewish Fitness Coach talks about his experience with antisemitism. The norm of this growing up and just thought it was normal in every day life. Yoel talks about Sir Ben Helfgott MBE. He became a successful businessman and champion weightlifter. In 1956 and 1960 he captained the British Olympic Weightlifting Teams – the only known concentration camp survivor to have participated in the Olympics – and he was British Lightweight Champion for seven years. Yoel explains why there is a Jewish ...
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