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When you think of famous Jews, sports may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But from Sandy Koufax to Mark Spitz, Jews have made tremendous contributions to the history of sports. The Horvitzs have created a logical ranking system that uses hard statistical evidence to identify the 100 greatest Jewish athletes of all time. Drawing on their academic backgrounds and expert sports knowledge, the authors bring us a proven scientific framework for objectively comparing athletes across various sports, including: Football, Baseball, Boxing, Tennis, Golf, plus many others! Features include: Little-known interviews with sports heroes of the past and present; Nearly 200 rare photographs throughout; Fascinating anecdotes that bring your favorite athletes to life.
The first comprehensive, encyclopaedic work devoted exclusively to every Jewish contributor, large and small, to Major League Baseball. Its packed with: Rare photographs of players on and off the field; Full player statistics; Rare memorabilia; Exclusive original interviews. Jews who impacted upon the Great American Pastime extend far beyond the record strikeouts and round trippers of the legendary Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg. And there are scores of ballplayers like Lipman Pike, Shawn Green, Cal Abrams and Eddie Zosky whose little-known Baseball stories will touch or amuse readers of any background. Beyond life-time batting averages, there are intriguing players like catcher Moe Berg wh...
The present volume is a collection of articles published by Professor James R. Russell of Harvard University, in various journals over the past decades.
This book covers Jewish athletes from almost every sport ever played including: football - baseball - basketball - hockey - track - fencing - tennis - swimming soccer - golf - boxing - bullfighting - horse-racing - and even chess.- Authors' previous book, The Big Book of Jewish Baseball, was ranked the second most popular Jewish-interest book on Amazon.com, in 2001 and was as high as Amazon's 5 most popular Baseball title in 2002 and 2003! - Will appeal to sports fans & Judaica readers of all ages. - Book has been featured as a Recommended Holiday Title in USA Today's--Baseball Weekly.
This is the newly revised and updated 2007 edition of the first comprehensive, encyclopedic work devoted exclusively to every Jewish contributor, large and small, to Major League Baseball.
Vols. 24-52 include the proceedings of the A.N.A. convention. 1911-39.
Vols. 24-52 include the Proceedings of the American Numismatic Association Convention, 1911-39.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Red Tent—a classic parenting book that combines insights from Jewish tradition with contemporary thinking about how children learn and grow. In this updated edition, you will discover the practices, customs, and values that go into creating a Jewish home and raising joyful children within the rich traditions of Judaism.