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The American Cleveland-born and-bred, David Berger followed his Olympic dream to Israel, and death in Munich - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com
![StandWithUs on Twitter: "49 years ago, at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually killed by the Palestinian terrorist group "Black September." StandWithUs on Twitter: "49 years ago, at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually killed by the Palestinian terrorist group "Black September."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E683b6mXsAMX1RX.jpg:large)
StandWithUs on Twitter: "49 years ago, at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually killed by the Palestinian terrorist group "Black September."
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50-year-old photo of Olympian David Berger found in Lake County home | Local News | clevelandjewishnews.com
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