1972 Olympics: The Munich Massacre
This video tells the story of “Black September,” when 11 Israeli athletes were held hostage and murdered.
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This is the story of “Black September,” when eleven Israeli athletes were held hostage and murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
This video comes with a 5-part educational guide (includes REVIEW, DISCUSSION, ACTIVITIES, REFLECTION, FURTHER LEARNING) that can be viewed online and/or downloaded as a PDF, along with a Kahoot game.
It is also part of a series titled History of Israel Explained.
Only 27 years after the Holocaust, in which some of these athletes’ families were killed, Jewish blood was once again spilled on German soil. The video explains the terrorists’ actions, the botched German rescue attempt, the international reaction, and Israel’s response. Together with the educator’s guide, the video will encourage students to consider a pretty scary question: Does terrorism work? If so, how should the world respond to this?
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