Before 40 billion people worldwide watched American women swept the Beijing Olympic Sabre medals, the most heralded sword-woman since Joan of Arc, half-Jewish German Helene Mayer, like a lone gunman of the American west, stood her ground against the Nazi Team SS henchmen and American Olympic officials threatening a boycott to make her point during 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. No Helene Mayer no Jesse Owens.
This is the video that inspired me to write my screenplay Her Swastika Sword on the incredible life of Helene Mayer
Chris Canole
cccanole 3 years ago