Jacques Ochs (18 February 1883 – 3 April 1971), was a Jewish Belgian artist and Olympic fencer in the épée style (in which he was champion) and competed in the saber, and foilfencing categories.[1][2]
Ochs was Jewish,[1][3] and was born in Nice, France. His family moved to Liège, Belgium, in 1893.[4] He was the Belgian Champion fencer in 1912 and competed for Belgium in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, winning a gold medal in the team épée event (his teammates included Gaston Salmon).[1][5] He also competed in three individual events at the same Olympics. In the individual foil and individual épée categories, he reached the 2nd round before being eliminated (he finished 39th in foil, and 29th in épée.) Ochs's final event was individual sabre, but he was eliminated in the 1st round.
Whilst pursuing a career as a professional fencer, he also worked at the newspapers "Newspaper of Liège", "Small Parisian", and "the Belgian Nation", drawing caricatures. His cartoons of personalities on the front page of the weekly Pourquoi Pas? between 1910 and 1971 made him very famous in Belgium.
During the Second World War, he was imprisoned on December 17 in the Fort Breendonk camp.[1] .The Germans had a file against him containing, among other things, a caricature that appeared in an old Pourquoi Pas? newspaper and depicted a Hitler with bloody hands. He was detained in the Mechelen barracks and sentenced to death, but the German debacle saved his life.. The camp's prisoners suffered from starvation, grass eating, torture, hangings, and shootings. He survived imprisonment.[6][7][8]
^ abcdTaylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. p. 238. ISBN978-1-903900-88-8.
^"Jacques Ochs". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 192. ISBN978-0-88125-969-8.
^. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^. databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
^The Prisoners of Breendonk: Personal Histories from a World War II ... – James M. Deem
^"Concentration Camps List". www.tartanplace.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^Ochs, Jacques (1947). Breendonck. Bagnards et Bourreaux. Brussels: Albert Parmentier. ASIN B00179NLV8. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
Duweiz, Yves (June 2000). "Victor Boin - Jacques Ochs: Deux hommes de leur temps" [Victor Boin - Jacques Ochs: Two Men of Their Time]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (87): 48–53. ISSN 1243-8650.
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jacques, ochs, february, 1883, april, 1971, jewish, belgian, artist, olympic, fencer, épée, style, which, champion, competed, saber, foil, fencing, categories, olympic, medal, recordmen, fencingrepresenting, belgium1912, stockholm, team, epée, contents, biogra. Jacques Ochs 18 February 1883 3 April 1971 was a Jewish Belgian artist and Olympic fencer in the epee style in which he was champion and competed in the saber and foil fencing categories 1 2 Olympic medal recordMen s fencingRepresenting Belgium1912 Stockholm Team epee Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksBiography EditOchs was Jewish 1 3 and was born in Nice France His family moved to Liege Belgium in 1893 4 He was the Belgian Champion fencer in 1912 and competed for Belgium in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics winning a gold medal in the team epee event his teammates included Gaston Salmon 1 5 He also competed in three individual events at the same Olympics In the individual foil and individual epee categories he reached the 2nd round before being eliminated he finished 39th in foil and 29th in epee Ochs s final event was individual sabre but he was eliminated in the 1st round Whilst pursuing a career as a professional fencer he also worked at the newspapers Newspaper of Liege Small Parisian and the Belgian Nation drawing caricatures His cartoons of personalities on the front page of the weekly Pourquoi Pas between 1910 and 1971 made him very famous in Belgium During the Second World War he was imprisoned on December 17 in the Fort Breendonk camp 1 The Germans had a file against him containing among other things a caricature that appeared in an old Pourquoi Pas newspaper and depicted a Hitler with bloody hands He was detained in the Mechelen barracks and sentenced to death but the German debacle saved his life The camp s prisoners suffered from starvation grass eating torture hangings and shootings He survived imprisonment 6 7 8 Ochs died in Liege in 1971 88 years old 9 See also EditList of select Jewish fencersReferences Edit a b c d Taylor Paul 2004 Jews and the Olympic Games The Clash Between Sport and Politics With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists Sussex Academic Press p 238 ISBN 978 1 903900 88 8 Jacques Ochs Olympedia Retrieved 16 May 2021 Wechsler Bob 2008 Day by Day in Jewish Sports History KTAV Publishing House Inc p 192 ISBN 978 0 88125 969 8 National Memorial Fort Breendonk Archived from the original on 22 October 2015 Retrieved 10 December 2021 Olympics Statistics Jacques Ochs databaseolympics com Archived from the original on 23 February 2012 Retrieved 7 April 2010 The Prisoners of Breendonk Personal Histories from a World War II James M Deem Concentration Camps List www tartanplace com Retrieved 9 June 2022 Ochs Jacques 1947 Breendonck Bagnards et Bourreaux Brussels Albert Parmentier ASIN B00179NLV8 Retrieved 28 September 2016 The GFH MissionBibliography EditDuweiz Yves June 2000 Victor Boin Jacques Ochs Deux hommes de leur temps Victor Boin Jacques Ochs Two Men of Their Time Avions Toute l Aeronautique et son histoire in French 87 48 53 ISSN 1243 8650 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jacques Ochs bio Holocaust through Art bio Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Jews in Sports bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacques Ochs amp oldid 1156626926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
