When they sweat it out at a big German sports club, Jewish, Muslim and other athletes are also sending a strong signal against rising antisemitism, the head of Makkabi Frankfurt told AFP.
The Makkabi Frankfurt was founded in 1965 by the Jewish community of the German economic capital and its name is a tribute to the Maccabean Jews who fought against the Seleucid Empire and in their T-shirts looks like the star of David. Therefore, when the athletes of this sports club defend the colors of the entity, they send a strong signal against the rise of anti-Semitism in Germany, President Alon Meyer tells AFP. "It is a Jewish sports club…