Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present (General Jewish Interest) [Paperback]

David J. Goldman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2004 | Age Level: 11 and up | Series: General Jewish Interest

We yearn for heroes. We do not mind if they are exotic, but we thrill when they are "our own." Therefore, this book should have wide readership among Jewish youngsters looking for role models among the sports stars of the world. Some names are familiar: Hank Greenberg, Sandy Koufax, Shawn Green in baseball; and Dolph Hayes (an oldie but goodie) in basketball. The Oympians include Kerri Strug in gymnastics, Sasha Cohen in ice skating, and Mark Spitz and Lenny Krazelburg in swimming. There are dozens of other top ranked Jewish athletes in these sports as well as boxing, football, wrestling, hockey, soccer, and tennis. Reading their biographies will be a treat for girls and boys of any faith. Did you know that a both an Australian Open and a Wimbledon singles title were won in 1950 by Dick Savitt? That the 1969 Italian Open was won by Julie Heldman, a feat that placed her Number 2 in the U.S.? That Sid Luckman "is considered one of the most influential quarterbacks to ever play football" during his career in the 1940s? With lots of photos and a statistics section in the back, this book will be a welcome addition to homes and libraries. 2004, Kar-Ben, Ages 8 to 12. -Judy Chernak

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing (April 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580130852
• ISBN-13: 978-1580130851
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,279,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellently written, September 16, 2007

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This review is from: Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present (General Jewish Interest) (Paperback)

This is an excellently written guide to Jewish- American sports heroes. It is divided into chapters according to the sport: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Boxing etc.
A similar book also of excellent quality was written many years ago by Harold Ribalow.

3.0 out of 5 stars Jewish Sports Stars filled with inaccuracies., December 8, 2011

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This review is from: Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present (General Jewish Interest) (Paperback)

I read the book with interest after viewing it with 'positive' reviews and made a purchase to learn in details about the Jewish sport athletes. It turns out that there is more than what is wrong with the book itself, by the author, David J Goldman. It turns out that there are possible numerous inaccuracies in the book, despite the fact that on the cover noted that the book was a 'revised' edition. Okay, the examples of such errors is listed on page 59 under the biography of figure skater, Sasha Cohen. First of all, the date she was born is currently listed as October 6,1984 instead of by her correct birth date which is October 26,1984. However, the editor didn't do the job of correcting the mistakes listed ion the pages. The second is that Sasha's coach is known as John Nicks, NOT John Nickson. And I really don't know that Sasha was even known to be a dancer when she originally was going to take gymnastic, but her mother convinced her to try figure skating. And I am assuming because these two important facts contained in the book was highly inaccurate, the editor, needs to do a better job of correcting mistakes before the book is even allowed to be published. The greatest fault in the history of creating this book to honor the athletes, goes to Mr. David J Goldman. It is a huge insult to his own intelligence while trying to honor and recognize the athletes whose contribution to the sport is highly appreciated. As the result of seeing errors after errors, I warn the previous reviewers of not taking the time and effort to review book carefully before making any attempts to give this book an 'incredibly' favorable reviews.