Nørrebrohallen

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Sports in the old depot

By Hans Bonde, Professor. dr. phil. (17 stories)

" "Remisen", the nickname for the Nørrebrohallen sports complex, meaning "depot", refers to its location in what was formerly a tram depot. In the 1960s, Copenhagen's trams were replaced by buses, and the many disused tram depots were converted into sports centres. The Nørrebrohallen complex, covering 11,000 square metres, was the pioneer project. The refurbishment of the disused depots was carried out by young people on a City of Copenhagen employment scheme. Today, some 10,000 users from 14 different sporting disciplines use the Nørrebrohallen's sports amenities. But the complex is not just for sports; it also serves as a multicultural centre with facilities for concerts, conferences and exhibitions. "

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Jewish sports association was the key to integration

Story written by Hans Bonde

Time / Periode 1924 2009

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The Nørrebrohallen sports complex is well-known for its cultural integration projects. City of Copenhagen's TaskForce Integration (TFI) consultants are also based at the premises. The consultants advise on and collate experience from cultural integration projects in the whole of Copenhagen. But sports as a means of promoting integration is not a recent phenomenon. The Jewish Hakoah sports association was founded in 1924 and has been instrumental in the successful integration of Jews in Danish sports and athletics to this day. Champion wrestler Abraham Kurland from Hakoah became a Danish national hero when he became a silver medallist at the 1932 Olympic Games. After him, Ivan Osiier gave the lie to anti-Semitic stereotypes of the small, weak, bent-backed, bookish Jew when he qualified for the Olympic Games seven times, and won a silver medal.