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American Jews and America's Game : Voices of a Growing Legacy in Baseball /

"Most fans don't know how far the Jewish presence in baseball extends beyond a few famous players such as Greenberg, Rosen, Koufax, Holtzman, Green, Ausmus, Youkilis, Braun, and Kinsler. In fact, that presence extends to the baseball commissioner Bud Selig, labor leaders Marvin Miller and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ruttman, Larry
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Most fans don't know how far the Jewish presence in baseball extends beyond a few famous players such as Greenberg, Rosen, Koufax, Holtzman, Green, Ausmus, Youkilis, Braun, and Kinsler. In fact, that presence extends to the baseball commissioner Bud Selig, labor leaders Marvin Miller and Don Fehr, owners Jerry Reinsdorf and Stuart Sternberg, officials Theo Epstein and Mark Shapiro, sportswriters Murray Chass, Ross Newhan, Ira Berkow, and Roger Kahn, and even famous Jewish baseball fans like Alan Dershowitz and Barney Frank. The life stories of these and many others, on and off the field, have been compiled from nearly fifty in-depth interviews and arranged by decade in this edifying and entertaining work of oral and cultural history. In American Jews and America's Game each person talks about growing up Jewish and dealing with Jewish identity, assimilation, intermarriage, future viability, religious observance, anti-Semitism, and Israel."--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxii, 510 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780803264823
0803264828
1299132367
9781299132368