{"id":37,"date":"2005-03-28T04:49:54","date_gmt":"2005-03-28T04:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alephnaught.wordpress.com\/2005\/03\/28\/a-dutch-soccer-riddle-jewish-regalia-without-jews\/"},"modified":"2005-03-28T04:49:54","modified_gmt":"2005-03-28T04:49:54","slug":"a-dutch-soccer-riddle-jewish-regalia-without-jews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2005\/03\/28\/a-dutch-soccer-riddle-jewish-regalia-without-jews\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dutch Soccer Riddle: Jewish Regalia Without Jews"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An article in today’s New York Times that
\ndiscusses why Ajax fans are called Jews, how some members of the community feel
\nthat’s bad, and how the team is trying to find something to do about
\nit.<\/font><\/div>\n

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Ajax, the Amsterdam professional league soccer
\n(or football) team, is often called a Jewish club. Before World War II and
\nduring the start of the occupation, there were Jews on the board and on the
\nteams (back then, Ajax was an athletic club offering cricket, track and field
\nand other sports in addition to soccer). I happened to find a read a book on
\nAjax during World War II and found an article in today’s Times about
\nit:<\/font><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2005\/03\/28\/international\/europe\/28ajax.html?<\/a>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

The article and the book agree on many
\npoints. Its also interesting how fans of rival teams taunt the Ajax fans with
\nexpressions that are very hurtful to Jews that remember the Holocaust. Here’s
\na link to the book, which I read during my last stay in
\nAmsterdam<\/a> :<\/font><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/0752842749\/qid=1106845407\/sr=1-1\/ref=sr_1_1\/002-5199987-5973613?v=glance&s=books<\/a>
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