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50 years after the Munich Olympics massacre, families of the slain continue to grieve — and remember

JL;DR SUMMARY Fifty years after the Munich Olympics massacre, the families of the 11 slain Israeli athletes and coaches continue to mourn and honor their loved ones. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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MourningCommemorationLegacyRemembranceCompensationMunich OlympicsGerman GovernmentIsraeli AthletesPloFamilies

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"TEL AVIV The pain feels fresh again 50 years later."
Kiryat Motzkin, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Last week, she took a visitor to a room in her apartment in the Haifa suburb of Kiryat Motzkin to view a display honoring her brother."
Eilat, Southern District, Israel
"Nina also recalled the two men riding their bicycles hundreds of kilometers to Israels southernmost city of Eilat."
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
"The families of the 11 Israeli athletes, coaches and referees killed by PLO terrorists at the Munich Olympics in 1972 have grappled with their grief in the half-century since, and worked to ensure that their husbands, sons, brothers and fathers are not forgotten."
Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
"It included a triangular flag from the 1971 Asian Weightlifting Championship, in Manila, where Zev Fridman earned a bronze medal in the bantamweight division."
Portland, Maine, United States
"My friends complain theyre so old, and I never felt that, she said by telephone from her home in Portland, Maine."

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