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Lynn Herzeg: The troubling trend of museums whitewashing Jewish history

An exhibit on the Montreal Olympics left out key details about the Munich Massacre. Unfortunately, this was not an isolated incident

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Thinking back to the summer of 1976 elicits a wave of memories that have nothing at all to do with reaching the adolescent milestone of making out with my first boyfriend. Rather, what I remember so nostalgically about that summer is the feeling of excitement as Montreal — my city! — hosted the Olympic Games.

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Throughout the previous school year, lessons had been crafted around Olympics content. I still remember learning the Games’ motto, “Citius, Altius, Fortius.” which remains the extent of my knowledge of Latin. Fifty years later, I still have my official Olympic photo albums, in which I carefully arranged programs, ticket stubs and blurry Kodak Instamatic photos of the events I attended.

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It’s these memories that led me online to view the McCord Stewart Museum’s virtual exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Montreal Olympics, “Beyond the Games: Montreal’s Olympic Story.” Funded by Digital Museums Canada, which is managed by the Canadian Museum of History, a federal Crown corporation, this virtual exhibition is “designed for youth aged 12 to 17” and “offers a unique opportunity to pass down memories, stories and knowledge from one generation to the next.”

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