The inaugural Olympic torch relay at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 was part of the Nazis’ powerful propaganda push behind the games. More than 3,000 runners—including Austrian Jew Eric Frisch—carried torches from Olympia, Greece, to Berlin. “I ran approximately at midnight in a corn field,” Eric recalled. “It was a little windy and the flame started to jiggle … God forbid that darn thing goes out while I’m running it, they’ll say a Jew did that on purpose.” Artifacts shown in the video were donate

Thousands of objects. Each tells a story. Explore our collection: http://bit.ly/ExploreUSHMMcollection The Olympic torch relay is a German invented ritual still celebrated today. It commemorates the beginning of the Olympic games every four years. #HolocaustRemembrance at #USHMM #SafeguardTheTruth | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

The Olympic Torch will go through approximately 10,000 pairs of hands on its journey from Fukushima to Okinawa and Hokkaido to Tokyo, and everywhere in between, all in just 121-days! See some of the iconic landmarks and breath-taking scenery the Olympic Torch Relay will pass during its journey through Japan. 🎥: Olympic Channel | Tokyo 2020