Details
Artifact
1936 Berlin Olympics torch holder
This Olympic torch holder was used during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. It is engraved with the 1936 Olympics torch relay route from Olympia, Greece, to Berlin, Germany.
Critical Thinking Questions
What questions does this artifact raise for you?
What other source materials might be helpful to provide more historical context for this artifact? What aspects of the history might these other source materials help reveal?
How did Nazi Germany use the 1936 Olympic Games for propaganda purposes?
Tags
- US Holocaust Memorial Museum, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund