Leader of Sinn Féin joined opposing sides with De Valera leading the Anti-Treaty faction, while Griffith joined the Pro-Treaty faction, which later became Cumann na nGaedheal. De Valera’ successor John J. O'Kelly was one of four leaders who served for brief periods of time as Sinn Féin’s party membership declined in favour of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. In 1937, Margaret Buckley became the first female President of Sinn Féin. During her thirteen years as leader, she vastly improved the relations between the IRA and the party. She was succeeded by Paddy McLogan and Tomás Ó Dubhghaill who both helped rebuild party support in
Robert Fein Robert Fein Robert Fein (9 December 1907 – 2 January 1975) was an Austrian weightlifter. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Vienna. In 1936 he won the gold medal in the lightweight class after sharing the win with Anwar Mesbah. He was Jewish; he was one of a number of Jewish athletes who won medals at the Nazi Olympics in Berlin in 1936. In 1937 he was decorated with the Gold Medal for Service to the Republic of Austria. Dr. George Eisen of Nazareth College included Fein on his list of Jewish Olympic