Following the 1972 Olympics one sportswriter referred to Mark Spitz, winner of seven gold medals, as “the first great Jewish athlete.” He couldn’t have been more wrong. As Jewish Sports Legends shows, Jews have excelled at athletics for centuries. This engaging volume illuminates the lives and unforgettable accomplishments of Jews in virtually every major sport played worldwide. Baseball stars Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, basketball’s Red Auerbach and Dolph Schayes, and football’s Sid Luckman and Marv Levy are only a few notable examples. With photographs accompanying almost every sports personality, this fifth edition introduces some famous and some not-so-famous Jewish sports greats throughout history. More than eighty new entries have been added to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame since 2005, among them Lyle Alzado, Max Baer, Ira Berkow, Kenny Bernstein, Sasha Cohen, Shawn Green, Donna Geils Orender, Aly Raisman, and Bud Selig. While most of those profiled are professional sport champions and Olympic gold medalists, the book also features great coaches, officials, journalists, and other significant contributors in every major sport.
As Jewish Sports Legends shows, Jews have excelled at athletics for centuries. This handsome volume illuminates the lives and unforgettable accomplishments of Jews in virtually every major sport played worldwide.
Bruce Mesner (bottom left) and Neal Sampson (bottom right) made headlines by not playing football on a Jewish holiday. (Photos courtesy of the University of Maryland) Bruce Mesner #22 (move picture to page 60) In 1987, nose tackle Bruce ...
Filled with facts, trivia, photographs, and statistics, an updated reference furnishes concise portraits of more than 150 important Jewish athletes, including Sandy Koufax, Kerry Strug, Daniel Mendoza, Esther Roth, and many others.
And we learn how Don Lerman single-handedly thrust competitive eating into the public eye with three pounds of butter and 120 jalapeño peppers. These essays are supplemented by a cover design and illustrations throughout by Mark Ulriksen.
Here is the first full account of Jewish contributions to international sports.
DARA TORRES Born: April 15, 1967, Beverly Hills, CA [Dara has] the perfect swimmer's body; really, it's the picture they'd draw in the dictionary. —Olympic swimmer Rowdy Gaines Most Olympic athletes are young. At the 2012 Olympic Games ...
Between 1870 and 2010, 165 Jewish Americans played Major League Baseball. This work presents oral histories featuring 23 of them.
Presents biographies of famous Jewish men and women who have shown a commitment to upholding Jewish values. Includes activities for performing mitzvot.
HANDY HANGERS ( 5 AND 6 - YEAR - OLDS ) Description of Activity The children make a personalized gift to give to a sick friend . Materials a wooden coat hanger ( one per child ) metal cup hooks ( 5 per hanger ) white glue scissors an ...
The New Jew in Film is grounded in the study of over three hundred films from Hollywood and beyond.