It only took 45 years, but Germany has finally recognized the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics, along with a West German policeman. So much for German efficiency. In contrast, it took less than a day for the PLO-offshoot Black September to permanently shatter the illusion of Olympic brotherhood.
The horrific attack and subsequent decades long struggle for both the German government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to acknowledge the tragedy are chronicled in Stephen Crisman’s short documentary, “Munich ’72 and Beyond,” which commences a series of special screening Nov. 3 in New York and Los Angeles.
