Judaism's Encounter with American Sports examines how sports entered the lives of American Jewish men and women and how the secular values of sports threatened

A collection of essays by today's preeminent writers on significant Jewish figures in sports, told with humor, heart, and an eye toward the ever elusive questio

Discusses the history of Jewish participation in America's pastime, including players, team owners, and sportswriters.

Although there are many good books on the history of Jews in America and a smaller subset that focuses on aspects of Orthodox Judaism in contemporary times, no

In the decades after the Civil War, sports slowly gained a prominent position within American culture. This development provided Jews with opportunities to part