Memorials
Memorial plaque in front of the Israeli athletes' quarters. The inscription, in German and Hebrew, translates as:
"The team of the State of Israel stayed in this building during the 20th Olympic Summer Games from 21 August to 5 September 1972. On 5 September,
[list of victims] died a violent death. Honor to their memory."
"The team of the State of Israel stayed in this building during the 20th Olympic Summer Games from 21 August to 5 September 1972. On 5 September,
[list of victims] died a violent death. Honor to their memory."
The site where the hostages were taken is almost unchanged today. The window of Apartment 1 is to the left of and below the balcony.
The Jewish Daily Forward
Published September 05, 2013.
Plans for a memorial in Munich to 11 Israelis and a German police officer murdered at the 1972 Summer Olympics there were unveiled.
The planned hall of remembrance is slated to be built near the site that housed the games and will cost 1.7 million euros (approximately $2.25 million). It will allow visitors to learn about the events and the victims — 11 Israeli athletes and coaches along with the police officer — as well as to view the site of the the failed rescue attempt at the Furstenfeldbruck airfield. Ultimately the airport’s tower will be included in the memorial.
The memorial is scheduled to be completed by 2016.
- The Forward, commonly known as The Jewish Daily Forward, is a Jewish-American national newspaper published in New York City