The Jew in American Sports

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Summary: A book for young jews
Review: THIS IS GREAT JEWS IN SPORTS BY ROBERT SLATER, WITH INTRODUCTION BY RED AUERBACK. 2ND EDITION, PRINTED 1992. THIS IS A VERY LARGE HARDBACK WITH ELABORATE, ALTHLETE-FILLED INFORMATION. THERE ARE JEWS IN HERE WHO ARE SUPERSTARS SUCH AS SANDY KOUFAX, NAT HOLMAN, AL DAVIS, AND LOADS OF OTHERS WITH LIVELY WORD AND PICTURE PORTRAITS OF THEM, USUALLY 2-3 PAGES EACH. WHO FOUNDED THE NBA? WHO STARTED THE RING MANGAZINE? WHO WAS THE FIRST JEWISH BULLFIGHTER? WHO WAS THE GREATEST TABLE TENNIS PLAYER EVER? THERE ARE SURPRISES ON EVERY SINGLE PAGE, INCLUDING AN ALL-AMERICAN PLAYER WHO WENT ON TO THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS WHERE HE WAS CALLED "THE RABBI." THERE ARE 326 PAGES IN HERE AND AN INDEX AND THIS IS A BOOK THAT WILL ENTERTAIN YOU FOR HOURS AND ABSOLUTELY INFORM YOU! I THINK EVERY JEWISH HOME WITH A YOUNG PERSON NEEDS THIS BOOK. IT'S SO INSPIRING. STORIES IN HERE MAKE YOU JUST CLOSE IT AND SHAKE YOUR HEAD

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Summary: An old- time favorite
Review: This was a childhood favorite of mine which I frequently read in the Library of the Troy Jewish Community Center 87 First Street.
I can remember sitting there and reading about such questionable greats as Harry Danning, Sid Gordon and Moe Berg. Of course there were undoubted greats like Hank Greenberg and Sid Luckman. And there was in boxing too Barney Ross and Benny Leonard.
Perhaps there are more up- to- date books about Jews in sports but I doubt there are any which tell a story as well, and give the young person such a warm feeling about the Jewish contribution to what seemed at that time of life, the most important form of human activity.