Football and the Holocaust: When the beautiful game was not even a game

Published: 2 April 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

“IT WASN'T A GAME" (or “No Fue un Juego”) opened last week at the River Plate museum in the team’s stadium building complex here, and will remain on view through May 15, a month before the start of the World Cup, soccer’s premier international tournament.

The curators have split the exhibit into 11 parts — one for each player on the field at one time for each team.

In an exhibit produced by the Buenos Aires Shoah Museum, panels tell the stories of teams and individuals throughout the museum, which receives some 25,000 visitors each month.

FULL STORY An exhibit on soccer during the Holocaust at one of Buenos Aires’ biggest stadiums (JTA)