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Eddy Hamel, American footballer (died 1943)
Eddy Hamel was an American soccer player who played as a right winger for Dutch club AFC Ajax. Hamel was the first Jewish player for Ajax. He was murdered by the Nazis in 1943 in Auschwitz concentration camp. Hamel became a first team regular for Ajax. Hamel was also the club's only war victim who played for the first team of Ajax.
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Eddy Hamel was born in 1902. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1902 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 79.0M | 341 million |
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