Reichsbund jüdischer Frontsoldaten: Correspondence and papers
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By 1924, at its national congress the R.j.F. resolved to include physical training for the young. Atheletics and, in particular, boxing were promoted, the latter as a form of self-defence and a means to counter the claim that Jews were weak and cowardly.
As antisemitism increased during the Weimar years, links with other non-Jewish veterans' associations decreased. By the time the Nuremberg race laws had been brought into force, any privileges that the Reichsbund might have enjoyed, by virtue of members' service to the fatherland, were gone.Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.
Most of the papers in this collection relate to the activities of the Westdeutscher Landessportverband which was affiliated to the Sportbund im Reichsbund jüdischer Frontsoldaten, consisting of correspondence and circulars, detailing the activities of the organisation, and shedding some light on the relationship with other bodies such as the Zionistische Vereinigung für Deutschland and the Deutscher Makkabikreis