Jews and Football: a forgotten story - with David Bolchover
About this episode
Jonathan interviews David Bolchover about the forgotten story of Jewish footballers and their impact on the sport before the Holocaust.
As football fans across the globe gear up for the World Cup final on Sunday, Jonathan talks to the author of a new book that uncovers a hidden story: the Jewish players who were once football’s biggest stars. David Bolchover reveals how it was Jewish footballers that dominated some of Europe’s best teams, reinventing much of the way the game is played - until they were brutally murdered in the Holocaust. Their phenomenal achievement has been all but forgotten, to the extent that many imagine “Jewish footballer” to be an oxymoron if not the punchline to a joke. Instead, it sheds light on an era of forgotten Jewish sporting glory - and the world that was extinguished in the Shoah
More episodes of Unholy: Two Jews on the News
- First Time Voters in Israel
- Espionage in Iran, election manoeuvres in Israel - and unlikely football glory
- Bibi’s dash to remake Israel, Rahm Emanuel’s warning and a wedding to beat the odds
- Danielle Haas on NGOs, Antisemitism & Institutional Bias
- 1,000 Days, Election Maneuvers & America at 250
- Jason Burke on Iran, Entebbe - and how to fight global terror
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Unholy: Two Jews on the News podcast page.