Sports and the American Jew: Steven A. Riess

By: Steven A. Riess

Book Overview

This book debunks the conventional stereotype that Jews and sports are somehow anathema and clearly demonstrates that sports have long been a significant institution in Jewish American life.

Jews were among the very first professional baseball players and the most outstanding early American track stars. In the 1920s and 1930s they dominated inner-city sports such as basketball and boxing and produced star athletes in virtually all sports...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815627610
• ISBN13: 9780815627616
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"