Professor Hamilton's Diary: Nov. 25, 1935

He teaches classes and studies; Nazis allow half-Jewish athlete to join Olympic team

After his busy weekend at the International Relations Clubs conference in Syracuse, it was back to the usual for Professor Hamilton. He taught his classes at Albright College and in the evening studied until midnight.

On the world stage, the hypocrisy of Hitler’s regime was on full display as a half-Jewish athlete, 25-year-old fencer Helene Mayer, was invited to join the German Olympic team for the 1936 games. Paid subscribers can read on about Mayer, who had just been stripped of her citizenship by the Nuremberg Laws. Click below to upgrade.

The 1936 photo of fencing champion Helene Mayer was taken by the Los Angeles Times and is part of the archive donated by the Times to UCLA. It was accessed via Wikimedia Commons.