The Weight of History, the Power of Apology: Remembering Lifter David Berger 50 Years After the Munich Olympics
$35.00
by Warren Perrin
In The Weight of History, the Power of Apology historian, professor, and Acadian Museum founder Warren Perrin revisits the events of the 1972 Munich Olympics and its aftermath. The book, set in the turbulent 1960s and 1970s, follows the story of Jewish-American weightlifter David Berger, 28, of Shaker Heights, OH, one of the Olympians who resisted captors but died after the botched rescue by German police. It builds upon Warren Perrin’s previous books on the Acadian people and the tradition of Louisiana weightlifting and explores the local, state and international impact of the Munich Massacre, embracing the issues of ethnic identity and moral responsibility with life lessons for modern times.
Available for purchase from the Acadian Museum boutique.