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Great Jews in Sports

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Outside the names of Sandy Koufax and Mark Spitz, it's hard to rattle off a list of great Jewish athletes. For me, this encyclopedia of Jewish athletes (complete with photos) offered encouragement in the field of athletics, and I think this can be a very empowering book for aspiring Jewish athletes in any sport. It's fun to flip each page and learn about another exciting career!

THIS IS A GREAT COLLECTION OF STORIES COVERING JEWISH ATHLETES. FROM MARK SPITZ TO SANDY KOUFAX, EACH PERSON IS COVERED IN NICE DETAIL TELLING A BIT OF THEIR LIFE AND WHAT THEY CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR SPORT. I REALLY FOUND THIS ENTERTAINING AND INTERESTING. A RECOMMENDED READ.

I gave this as a Bat Mitzvah gift to a young woman who is into sports. Her mother reported that she really enjoyed it!

This book -- Great Jews in Sports -- along with a gem of a documentary called "The First Basket" about Jews and Basketball (bet you didn't know a Jewish kid from Brooklyn scored the first basket for the NY Knicks back in 1946) made two Hanukkah gifts for my business partners' son Sam, who wants to be a sports announcer when he grows up. (Also got him a tape recorder so he can tape his play by plays!)

I received this book far sooner than I expected, it was in almost new condition, andmy grandson said he was happy to read about these Jews in sports.