by guest blogger Jenni
The article I read had to deal with a 27 year old male hockey player who is Jewish and is playing for a German hockey team. His grandfather survived the Holocaust and was able to reconnect with his sister who was in a hospital due to her leg being amputated from frost bite. Sadly Evan's great grandparents did not survive the Holocaust. Evan wears the German flag on his hockey jersey due to his great grandparents and grandfathers residency there in the past. All of the other hockey players wear their native country flag on their jersey. Evan was born in the United States. In the article there were accounts from other Jewish people whom felt that Evan is walking a thin line and that he should not be so eager to represent Germany due to his families past history and him being Jewish. What side would you take in regard to this situation?
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