Artefacts

Kippa worn by Juan Antonio Samaranch during his 1984 travel to Israel.

Physical description

Blue kippa probably worn during a celebration in homage to the 11 victims murdered by terrorists in Munich in 1972.

Used

Used: Juan Antonio SAMARANCH

Materials

textile, acetate

Colors

blue

Dimension

ø 19 x 10.5 cm

Type of item

Clothes and Accessories -> headwear

Reference number

236255

Keywords

President of the IOC Munich 1972, Olympic Games Israel Religion

Notes

Kippah worn by Juan Antonio Samaranch during his trip to Israel. Juan Antonio Samaranch visited Israel in February 1984 and met the President, Haim Herzog, and Prime Minister, Itzhak Shamir. At the Wingate Institute, he laid a wreath at the monument commemorating the 11 victims of the Munich attack and presented an award to sprinter Esther Roth for courageously competing for her country after her compatriots had been killed. Internal transfer