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. It was established in 1913 as a social-sport club for the Jewish community in Nürnberg. The club only fields a side in the senior A-league of the

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, a Jewish rebel. In 1939, the Nazi authorities dissolved the association. It was refounded in 1966 by and Paul Baruch. It is no longer exclusively Jewish. A

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chapter, the Bar Kochba Berlin, was also formed.

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Official Site''Bar Kochba Blätter''
digitized editions of the organization's newsletter 1927–1929, at the

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Bar Kochba Simon bar Kokhba ( ) or Simon bar Koseba ( ), commonly referred to simply as Bar Kokhba, was a Jewish military leader in Judea. He lent his name to the Bar Kokhba revolt, which he initiated against the Roman Empire in 132 CE. Though they were u ...

Football in Middle Franconia Sports clubs banned by the Nazis 1913 establishments in Germany Jews and Judaism in Bavaria {{Germany-footyclub-stub

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