Man recalls fleeing Hitler's Germany Published: Saturday, March
2, 2013 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 1, 2013 at
6:05 p.m. When Adolf Hitler rose to power in 1933, a young Hans
Kahn saw the writing on the wall. Kahn, a Jew, lived through the
ugly segregation as a kid. Jews weren't allowed to swim in
certain pools or eat in certain places. The discrimination,
however, really sunk in hours before Kahn was to compete against
Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics. Hitler discovered Kahn was a
Jew and two hours before he was set to compete in the long jump,
Kahn said, German officials informed him that he wouldn't be
allowed to compete. He was removed from the team and the
premises. Kahn, who now lives in Arden, was devastated. “That's
the most disappointing experience of my life,” he said Friday
morning. Kahn, now 93 and living at Ardenwoods, recalls the
memory vividly. He was a vibrant 17-year-old who was ready to
compete for his country. Kahn and the other German athletes had
spent nearly two years in is