Person    | Male  Born 19/9/1939  Died 5/9/1972

Moshe Weinberger

Categories: Sport / Games, Tragedy

Countries: Germany, Israel/Palestine

Wrestling coach. Also known as Moshe Weinberg. Israeli youth champion in wrestling, and also the adult champion for eight years. At the Summer Olympics in Munich, he was murdered by Palestinian terrorists along with ten other team members.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Moshe Weinberger

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