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With a roster of promising athletes, Vienna’s 115-year-old Hakoah Sports Club has found new life

JL;DR SUMMARY Vienna's Hakoah Sports Club, established in 1909, has seen a revival as a beacon of pride and inclusion for the city's Jewish community despite its emblem, the Star of David, stirring mixed emotions due to the fraught political climate. 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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HolocaustStar Of DavidJewish CommunityJewish IdentityViennaInclusionSportsAthleticsHakoah Sports Club

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Vienna, Austria
"The symbol represents two aspects of Panzers identity: his Judaism, and his membership in Hakoah Sports Club, which was founded by Jews in the Austrian capital in 1909."
Belgrade, Beograd, Serbia
"Loewy, 58, likewise, won silver in the 100m freestyle and gold in the 50m fly at the European Masters Championships held in Belgrade this past summer, setting Austrian age-group records in both."
Prague, Hlavní mešto, Czechia
"the clubs Jewish identity wasnt a deciding factor for me to join, said Dragolovova, who recently joined after moving to Vienna from the Czech Republic."

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