Ciarán Fahey · @cfahey
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"We would have liked to win the game," Makkabi coach Wolfgang Sandhowe said after his team's 6-0 loss to Wolfsburg.

But Makkabi still made history today. (AP)

apnews.com/article/german-cup-

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Ciarán Fahey · @cfahey
182 followers · 194 posts · Server berlin.social

I made a short film on Makkabi Berlin, the first Jewish team to play in the German Cup, and it's now on YouTube.

youtu.be/yMouevTtUNc?si=Oc1DjW

#makkabiberlin #DFBPokal #berlin #makkabiwob

Last updated 1 year ago

Ciarán Fahey · @cfahey
182 followers · 194 posts · Server berlin.social

On Sunday, Makkabi Berlin will be the first Jewish team to play in the German Cup – a competition started under the Nazis, who prohibited Jewish participation.

Makkabi was founded in 1970 by Holocaust survivors. The team lost its first game 15-1. Co-founder Marian Wajselfisz still laughs about that. He’s been keeping a scrapbook with newspaper clippings about the team from the start.

My story for AP.

apnews.com/article/4eccfe349e3

#makkabiberlin #DFBPokal #berlin

Last updated 1 year ago