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Doctor Louis Babrow (24 April 1915 – 26 January 2004) was a South African rugby union player and medical doctor.〔Godwin, p32〕 He was of Jewish origins.〔http://www.maccabiusa.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=15&id=50&Itemid=93〕 ==Playing career== He attended, and played for Grey College, Bloemfontein and Cape Town University in South Africa, as well as Guy's Hospital in England, where he finished his medical training.〔 He later played for Western Province and .〔 In 1937, Babrow faced the dilemma of whether or not to play a game against on Yom Kippur, a Jewish holy day. In the end, Babrow played, with the rationale that he was playing in New Zealand, not his homeland: :"''I'm a South African Jew, not a New Zealand Jew and New Zealand is eight hours before South Africa in time. When we are playing our holy day will not yet have dawned in South Africa''". At 22, Babrow was the youngest member of the touring party.〔 One of Babrow's cross-kicks set up a try for Ferdie Bergh to score.〔 He recalled that some members of the Springbok party were Greyshirt sympathisers, but that he never experienced anti-Semitism on the tour.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louis Babrow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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