Berlin hosting "Jewish Olympics" in stadium Hitler built

German police officers block the road near the entrance to the Estrel hotel, the teams hotel for the 14th European Maccabi Games in Berlin, Germany July 27, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

BERLIN (Reuters) - Seven decades after Adolf Hitler sought to stop Jews from competing in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, more than 2,500 Jewish competitors will take part in the 14th European Maccabi Games from Wednesday at the same Olympic Stadium.

Germany, home to the world's fast-growing Jewish population, is full of pride that the country responsible for the Holocaust in which 6 million Jews were killed will host the 10-day "Jewish Olympics", with participants from 36 nations in 19 disciplines from athletics to basketball, soccer and squash.