EP 46: Memories of Murder. The Munich Olympics Terror Attack

The year 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Munich Massacre, during which Palestinian terrorists kidnapped and killed 11 members of the Israeli sports team at the Munich Summer Olympics in 1972. On this occasion, Prof. David Clay Large of the University of San Francisco, spoke about the massacre and his research on the topic in December 2021. Prof. Large outlined the course of events, analyzed local and international reactions and also spoke about the legacies of this massacre. He was introduced by Prof. Michael Brenner, who is the chair of Jewish History and Culture at LMU Munich. The lecture was part of the annual Yerushalmi lecture series here in Munich, which presents current research to a wider public. It is supported by the Center for Culture of the Jewish Community of Munich.