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Interview Interview: Marc Tracy by Elise CooperJewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame, which won a 2012 National Jewish Book Award, is a collection of essays compiled by Franklin Foer and… Elise Cooper June 17, 2013
Nonfiction Embodying Hebrew Culture: Aesthetics, Athletics, and Dance in the Jewish Community of Mandate Palestine Nina S. Spiegel
Nonfiction Ajax, the Dutch, the War: The Strange Tale of Soccer During Europe’s Darkest Hour Simon Kuper
Essay Semitic Squads Earlier this week, Marc Tracy challenged Jewish sports fans to a little quiz and wrote about Jews in sports and Hollywood. He has been blogging here all week for… Marc Tracy November 16, 2012
Essay We Missed These Jewish Jocks. Do You Know Them? On Tuesday, Marc Tracy wrote about Jews in sports and Hollywood. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.In the movie Airplane,… Marc Tracy November 15, 2012
Essay Sports Is Like Hollywood: They’re Both Jewish! Marc Tracy is the co-editor of the new book Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.In… Marc Tracy November 13, 2012
Recommended Reading Jews and Baseball Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAttention World Series fans: Check out our “Jews and Baseball” reading list. Select titles are below, and the full list can be found… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 22, 2012
Nonfiction The Magnificent Seasons: How the Jets, Mets, and Knicks Made Sports History and Uplifted a City and the Country Art Shamsky;Barry Zeman
Nonfiction God on the Starting Line: The Triumph of a Catholic School Running Team and Its Jewish Coach Marc Bloom
Recommended Reading Olympic Fever Looking for a way to get ready for the Olympics? We have some sports titles to get your head in the game. Find the complete list here.The Cubs and the KabbalistPitching in… JBC Staff July 13, 2012