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Essay How I Got Interested in Writing the Mel Rosen Biography Craig Darch is author of From Brooklyn to the Olympics: The Hall of Fame Career of Auburn University Track Coach Mel Rosen. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish… Craig Darch September 15, 2014
Nonfiction From Brooklyn to the Olympics: The Hall of Fame Career of Auburn University Track Coach Mel Rosen Craig Darch
Children’s Homecourt: The True Story of the Best Basketball Team You’ve Never Heard Of Larry Needle
Essay Internal Dialogue: Let’s Talk Soccer Posted by Nat BernsteinLiel Leibovitz is participating in the 2014 – 2015 JBC Network with A Broken Hallelujah: The Life of Leonard Cohen. It is… Nat Bernstein July 18, 2014
Nonfiction The Boxer’s Story: Fighting for My Life in the Nazi Camps Nathan Shapow with Bob Harris
Nonfiction The Fight of Their Lives: How Juan Marichal and John Roseboro Turned Baseball’s Ugliest Brawl into a Story of Forgiveness and Redemption John Rosengren
Nonfiction The Legend of Red Klotz: How Basketball’s Loss Leader Won Over the World 14,000 Times Tim Kelly
Essay A Miraculous Baseball Team Earlier this week, Charles S. Sherman wrote about a life-altering event and how he’s handled the challenge. His book, The Broken and the Whole: Discovering Joy… Charles S. Sherman February 26, 2014
Essay Jew Need to Know: Phys Ed Born in New Orleans and raised in Brooklyn, Emily Stone is a writer and a yoga teacher living in New York City. Her book, Did Jew Know: A Handy Primer on the… Emily Stone February 24, 2014
Essay Memories of Swimming: From B- to A‑Meets Earlier this week, Ilana Garon wrote about athletic opportunities at her Jewish day school and running the New York City Marathon. She has been blogging here all week… Ilana Garon November 15, 2013
Essay Young Jewish Athletes Earlier this week, Ilana Garon wrote about Jewish day school and running. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.My brothers… Ilana Garon November 13, 2013
Essay The Day School Beginnings of a Marathon Runner Ilana Garon is a high school English teacher and the author of “Why Do Only White People Get Abducted by Aliens?”: Teaching Lessons from the Bronx (Skyhorse, 2013), as… Ilana Garon November 11, 2013
Interview Interview: Jonathan Wilson by Martin FletcherJonathan Wilson’s most recent book is Kick and Run: Memoir with Soccer Ball, which was published in October by Bloomsbury Academic.Martin Fletcher: What… Martin Fletcher October 30, 2013