Boycott Polemics
Prior to and during the Games, there was considerable debate outside Germany over whether the competition should be allowed or discontinued. Ultimately the Games boasted the largest number of participating nations of any Olympics to that point. However, some individual athletes, including Jewish Americans Milton Green and Norman Cahners, chose not to compete in Germany.
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