Olympics' 'Munich Massacre' remembered
Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | Avi Melamed, a surviving member of the 1972 Israeli Olympic team that was massacred at the 1972 Munich Olympics, walks by photos of his teammates who were killed in the Munich Olympic Village as he is lead by Rabbi Joe Potasnik, Executive V.P., New York Board of Rabbis to have his photo taken after he and other attendees spoke and stood for a moment of silence. (July 27, 2012)
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Dignitaries gathered in Manhattan on Friday to protest the International Olympic Committee's decision not to honor the Israeli athletes murdered by terrorists 40 years ago with a moment of silence.
Having such a moment during opening ceremonies of the London Olympics would have been "a gentle, peaceful and elegant way to remember the past," said Avi Melamed, 68, of upstate Peekskill, a swimmer...
