CURATOR’S CORNER
As the Olympic Games start in Tokyo, Thorin Tritter, HMTC’s Museum, and Programming Director presented a talk about a small porcelain bell that was issued to commemorate the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Although promoted by Hitler to highlight the strength of “Aryan” athletes, the games became more well known for the performances of Jesse Owens. However, they were also a tool used by Nazi Germany to obscure the treatment of Jews in the lead-up to the Holocaust.
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