There has been some controversy arising from the European Maccabi Games being held in Berlin . That is understandable, but it is also wrong. It is, rather, a deeply moving and important statement that 2,400 Jewish athletes are competing in the Olympic Park near the very stadium where Hitler opened the 1936 games that barred Jewish athletes. There has been no shortage of symbolism in recent weeks. First came the Queen’s visit to Bergen-Belsen . Now, Jews themselves are celebrating life, community and sport in the capital of the Third Reich. And that is simply wonderful.
