
Wolfgang Fürstner
Wolfgang Fürstner was an architect and military officer responsible for the planning and construction of the Olympic Village for the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was dismissed from his role shortly before the games when it was discovered that he had Jewish ancestry, a reflection of the discriminatory policies of the Nazi government.
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Wolfgang Fürstner was responsible for planning the Olympic Village but was dismissed shortly before the games due to his Jewish ancestry.
זו הייתה האולימפיאדה שפיארה את היטלרידיעות אחרונות (Yedioth Ahronoth / ynet)·
Israel· 2026-08-01







