International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
Not to be confused with National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.
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| Abbreviation | IJSHF |
|---|---|
| Formation | July 7, 1981 |
| Type | Hall of Fame |
| Headquarters | Netanya, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°15′39.37″N 34°50′7.42″E / 32.2609361°N 34.8353944°E |
Region served | Worldwide |
Chairman | Alan Sherman |
| Website | www.jewishsports.net |
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (Hebrew: יד לאיש הספורט היהודי) was opened July 7, 1981 in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world.
It is located at the Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport. It has inducted over 300 athletes and sportspersons representing 25 countries.[1] The Hall elects new honorees each year, with submissions due December 1 for votes for the following year.
The Hall was founded by Joseph M. Siegman, a television producer and writer who lives in Beverly Hills, California.[2] He chaired the Hall from 1981 to 1989, and later served as chairman of its Selection Committee.
The IJSHoF is separate from the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, an American hall of fame that honors only American Jews.
Inductees
| Name | Country | Field | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abrahams, HaroldHarold Abrahams* |  Great Britain |
Track & Field | 1981 |
| Alcott, AmyAmy Alcott |  USA |
Golf | 2000 |
| Alexander, JoeJoe Alexander* | USA |
American Football | 1985 |
| Allen, MelMel Allen | USA |
Media | 1980 |
| Alzado, LyleLyle Alzado* | USA |
American Football | 2008 |
| Arad, YaelYael Arad |  Israel |
Jewdo | 2010 |
| Arcel, RayRay Arcel | USA |
Boxing | 1992 |
| Ashworth, GerryGerry Ashworth | USA |
Track & Field | 2001 |
| Attell, AbeAbe Attell* | USA |
Boxing | 1983 |
| Attell, MonteMonte Attell* | USA |
Boxing | 2015[3] |
| Auerbach, RedRed Auerbach | USA |
Basketball | 1979 |
| Averbukh, IlyaIlya Averbukh |  Russia |
Figure Skating | 2015[3] |
| Axelrod, AlbertAlbert Axelrod | USA |
Fencing | 1993 |
| Baar, ArthurArthur Baar |  Austria |
Association Football | 1982 |
| Bacher, Aron "Ali"Aron "Ali" Bacher |  South Africa |
Cricket | 1991 |
| Bachrach, WilliamWilliam Bachrach* | USA |
Swimming coach | 1994 |
| Baer, MaxMax Baer* | USA |
Boxing | 2010 |
| Balter, SamSam Balter | USA |
Basketball/Media | 1994 |
| Barna, Viktor (Győző)Viktor (Győző) Barna* |  Hungary/ Great Britain |
Table Tennis | 1981 |
| Barron, HermanHerman Barron* | USA |
Golf | 1993 |
| Barta, IstvánIstván Barta* | Hungary |
Water Polo | 1998 |
| Barton, HarrisHarris Barton | USA |
American Football | 2009 |
| Bass, BennyBenny Bass* | USA |
Boxing | 1994 |
| Beal, DougDoug Beal | USA |
Volleyball | 2001 |
| Behar, AdrianaAdriana Behar |  Brazil |
Beach Volleyball | 2006 |
| Belenki, ValeriValeri Belenki |  Azerbaijan/ Germany |
Gymnastics | 2013 |
| Bellak, LaszloLaszlo Bellak* | Hungary |
Table Tennis | 1995 |
| Bender, Louis "Lulu"Louis "Lulu" Bender* | USA |
Basketball | 2012 |
| Benninga, CarinaCarina Benninga |  Netherlands |
Field Hockey | 2000 |
| Berenson, SendaSenda Berenson* | USA |
Basketball | 1987 |
| Berg, Jack KidJack Kid Berg* | Great Britain |
Boxing | 1993 |
| Berger, IsaacIsaac Berger | USA |
Weightlifting | 1980 |
| Berger, SamuelSamuel Berger* | USA |
Boxing | 1985 |
| Bergmann, RichardRichard Bergmann* | Austria |
Table Tennis | 1982 |
| Bernstein, JackJack Bernstein* | USA |
Boxing | 2000 |
| Bernstein, KennyKenny Bernstein | USA |
Auto Racing | 2006 |
| Bimstein, Morris "Whitey"Morris "Whitey" Bimstein* | USA |
Boxing | 2008 |
| Bluethenthal, ArthurArthur Bluethenthal* | USA |
American Football | 1997 |
| Blum, WalterWalter Blum | USA |
Horse Racing | 1991 |
| Bródy, GyörgyGyörgy Bródy* | Hungary |
Water Polo | 1982 |
| Brody, TalTal Brody | Israel |
Basketball | 1996 |
| Brown, LarryLarry Brown | USA |
Basketball | 1990 |
| Boykoff, HarryHarry Boykoff* | USA |
Basketball | 2013 |
| Burka, EllenEllen Burka |  Canada |
Figure Skating | 2010 |
| Burka, PetraPetra Burka | Canada |
Figure Skating | 2012 |
| Buxton, AngelaAngela Buxton | Great Britain |
Tennis | 1981 |
| Calmat, AlainAlain Calmat |  France |
Figure Skating | 1987 |
| Carmel, ZefaniaZefania Carmel* | Israel |
Yachting | 1982[4] |
| Choynski, JoeJoe Choynski* | USA |
Boxing | 1991 |
| Cohen, RobertRobert Cohen | France |
Boxing | 1988 |
| Copeland, LillianLillian Copeland* | USA |
Track & Field | 1979 |
| Cosell, HowardHoward Cosell | USA |
Media | 1993 |
| Danning, HarryHarry Danning | USA |
Baseball | 2000 |
| Darmon, PierrePierre Darmon | France |
Tennis | 1997 |
| Davis, AlAl Davis*[5] | USA |
American Football | 2014 |
| De Morpurgo, UmbertoUmberto De Morpurgo* |  Italy |
Tennis | 1993 |
| Dover, RobertRobert Dover | USA |
Equestrian | 2013 |
| Dreyfus, YvesYves Dreyfus | France |
Fencing | 1956 & 1964 |
| Dreyfuss, BarneyBarney Dreyfuss* | USA |
Baseball | 1979 |
| Dutch Olympians, 1928 | Netherlands |
Gymnastics | 1997 |
| Elias, "Dutch Sam""Dutch Sam" Elias* | UK |
Boxing | 2011 |
| Epshteen, NikolaiNikolai Epshteen | Russia |
Ice Hockey | 2001 |
| Epstein, CharlotteCharlotte Epstein* | USA |
Swimming | 1982 |
| Fábián, LászlóLászló Fábián | Hungary |
Canoeing | 1996 |
| Fields, JackieJackie Fields* | USA |
Boxing | 1979 |
| Flam, HerbertHerbert Flam* | USA |
Tennis | 1992 |
| Flatow, AlfredAlfred Flatow* | Germany |
Gymnastics | 1981 |
| Flatow, GustavGustav Flatow* | Germany |
Gymnastics | 1989 |
| Fleischer, NatNat Fleischer* | USA |
Media | 1985 |
| Frankel, BobbyBobby Frankel* | USA |
Horse Racing | 2011 |
| Fridman, GalGal Fridman | Israel |
Sailing | 2005 |
| Friedman, BennyBenny Friedman* | USA |
American Football | 1979 |
| Friedman, MaxMax Friedman* | USA |
Basketball | 1994 |
| Fuchs, JenőJenő Fuchs* | Hungary |
Fencing | 1982 |
| Gábor, TamásTamás Gábor | Hungary |
Fencing | 1996 |
| Garay, JánosJános Garay* | Hungary |
Fencing | 1990 |
| Gaylord, MitchMitch Gaylord | USA |
Gymnastics | 1988 |
| Geffen, Aaron "Okey"Aaron "Okey" Geffen | South Africa |
Rugby Union | 1998 |
| Gerde, Dr. OszkárDr. Oszkár Gerde* | Hungary |
Fencing | 1989 |
| Gillman, SidSid Gillman | USA |
American Football | 1991 |
| Gold, Sir Arthur A.Sir Arthur A. Gold | Great Britain |
Contributor | 1987 |
| Goldberg, BillBill Goldberg | USA |
Professional Wrestling | 2010 |
| Goldberg, MarshallMarshall Goldberg | USA |
American Football | 1980 |
| Goldenberg, Charles "Buckets"Charles "Buckets" Goldenberg* | USA |
American Football | 1993 |
| Goldman, Israel CharleyIsrael Charley Goldman* | USA |
Boxing | 1999 |
| Goldstein-Engle, MargieMargie Goldstein-Engle | USA |
Equestrian | 2009 |
| Goldstein, Reuven "Ruby"Reuven "Ruby" Goldstein* | USA |
Boxing | 1995 |
| Gombos, SándorSándor Gombos* | Hungary |
Fencing | 1997 |
| Gomelsky, AleksandrAleksandr Gomelsky |  USSR |
Basketball | 1981 |
| Gordon, SidSid Gordon* | USA |
Baseball | 2010 |
| Gorokhovskaya, MariaMaria Gorokhovskaya* | USSR |
Gymnastics | 1991 |
| Gottfried, BrianBrian Gottfried | USA |
Tennis | 1999 |
| Gottlieb, EddieEddie Gottlieb* | USA |
Basketball | 1980 |
| Grabb, JimJim Grabb | USA |
Tennis | 2013 |
| Green, MiltonMilton Green | USA |
Track & Field | 1997 |
| Green, ShawnShawn Green[5] | USA |
Baseball | 2014 |
| Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg | USA |
Baseball | 1979 |
| Greenfeld, ShermanSherman Greenfeld | Canada |
Racquetball | 2015[3] |
| Grossfeld, AbieAbie Grossfeld | USA |
Gymnastics | 1992 |
| Gubner, GaryGary Gubner | USA |
Track & Field | 2001 |
| Gulack, GeorgeGeorge Gulack | USA |
Gymnastics | 1984 |
| Gurevich, Boris MaksovichBoris Maksovich Gurevich | USSR |
Wrestling | 1987 |
| Gurevich, Boris MikhailovichBoris Mikhailovich Gurevich | USSR |
Wrestling | 1982 |
| Guttmann, BélaBéla Guttmann | Hungary |
Association Football | 1981 |
| Guttmann, Ludwig "Poppa"Ludwig "Poppa" Guttmann* | Germany Great Britain |
Contributor | 1981 |
| Hagai, BaruchBaruch Hagai | Israel |
Wheelchair Basketball | 2013 |
| Hajos-Guttmann, AlfrédAlfréd Hajos-Guttmann* | Hungary |
Swimming | 1981 |
| Hakoah Wien, SCSC Hakoah Wien | Austria |
Association Football | 1982 |
| Halimi, AlphonseAlphonse Halimi | France (  Algeria) |
Boxing | 1989 |
| Halter, SydneySydney Halter | Canada |
American Football | 2006 |
| Harmatz, WillieWillie Harmatz | USA |
Horse Racing | 1999 |
| Harmenberg, JohanJohan Harmenberg |  Sweden |
Fencing | 1997 |
| Harris, HarryHarry Harris* | USA |
Boxing | 1996 |
| Harris, SigmundSigmund Harris* | USA |
American Football | 1994 |
| Hart, CecilCecil Hart* | Canada |
Ice Hockey | 1992 |
| Hayman, LewLew Hayman* | Canada |
American Football | 2004 |
| Hecht, LadislavLadislav Hecht* |  Czech Republic |
Tennis | 2005 |
| Heldman, JulieJulie Heldman | USA |
Tennis | 2001 |
| Helfgott, BenBen Helfgott | Great Britain |
Weightlifting | 1995 |
| Henoch, LilliLilli Henoch* | Germany |
Track & Field | 1990 |
| Herschmann, OttoOtto Herschmann* | Austria |
Swimming | 1989 |
| Hershkowitz, VictorVictor Hershkowitz | USA |
Handball | 1991 |
| Hirschl, NikolausNikolaus Hirschl* | Austria |
Wrestling | 1993 |
| Hogan, MartyMarty Hogan | USA |
Racquetball | 1996 |
| Holman, MarshallMarshall Holman | USA |
Tenpin Bowling | 2006 |
| Holman, NatNat Holman | USA |
Basketball | 1979 |
| Holtzman, KenKen Holtzman | USA |
Baseball | 1995 |
| Holzman, William "Red"William "Red" Holzman | USA |
Basketball | 1988 |
| Hughes, SarahSarah Hughes | USA |
Figure Skating | 2005 |
| Itkina, MariaMaria Itkina | USSR |
Track & Field | 1991 |
| Izenberg, JerryJerry Izenberg[5] | USA |
Media | 2014 |
| Jacobi, JoeJoe Jacobi | USA |
Canoeing | 2005 |
| Jacobs, HirschHirsch Jacobs* | USA |
Horse Racing | 1979 |
| Jacobs, JimmyJimmy Jacobs | USA |
Handball | 1979 |
| Jacobson, SadaSada Jacobson | USA |
Fencing | 2012 |
| Jaffee, IrvingIrving Jaffee | USA |
Speed Skating | 1979 |
| Jay, AllanAllan Jay | Great Britain |
Fencing | 1985 |
| Jeby, BenBen Jeby* | USA |
Boxing | 2012 |
| Kabos, EndreEndre Kabos | Hungary |
Fencing | 1986 |
| Kanokogi (aka Rusty Glickman), RenaRena Kanokogi (aka Rusty Glickman)* | USA |
Judo | 2011 |
| Kaplan, Louis "Kid"Louis "Kid" Kaplan* | USA |
Boxing | 1986 |
| Kárpáti, KárolyKároly Kárpáti | Hungary |
Wrestling | 1994 |
| Karponosov, GennadiGennadi Karponosov | Russia |
Figure Skating | 2001 |
| Katz, EliasElias Katz* |  Finland |
Track & Field | 1981 |
| Keleti (Klein), ÁgnesÁgnes Keleti (Klein) | Hungary |
Gymnastics | 1981 |
| Kiviat, AbelAbel Kiviat | USA |
Track & Field | 1984 |
| Kleinova, TrauteTraute Kleinova* |  Czechoslovakia |
Table Tennis | 1994 |
| Kloss, IlanaIlana Kloss | South Africa |
Tennis | 2010 |
| Kohn, ErwinErwin Kohn* | Austria/ Argentina |
Table Tennis | 2012 |
| Komjádi, BélaBéla Komjádi (HU)* | Hungary |
Water Polo | 1992 |
| Körmöczy {Suzy Kormoczy), ZsuzsaZsuzsa Körmöczy {Suzy Kormoczy)* | Hungary |
Tennis | 2007 |
| Koufax, SandySandy Koufax | USA |
Baseball | 1979 |
| Krayzelburg, LennyLenny Krayzelburg | USA |
Swimming | 2005 |
| Krieger, SollySolly Krieger* | USA |
Boxing | 1997 |
| Kriss, GrigoriGrigori Kriss | USSR |
Fencing | 1989 |
| Kronberger, LilyLily Kronberger* | Hungary |
Figure Skating | 1983 |
| Krukower, DanielaDaniela Krukower | Argentina |
Judo | 2013 |
| Kuchevsky, AlfredAlfred Kuchevsky* | USSR/ Russia |
Ice Hockey | 2011 |
| Ladany, ShaulShaul Ladany | Israel |
Track & Field | 2012 |
| LaRusso, RudyRudy LaRusso[5] | USA |
Basketball | 2014 |
| Laskau, HenryHenry Laskau | USA |
Track & Field | 1996 |
| Lazarov, LydiaLydia Lazarov | Israel |
Yachting | 1982[6] |
| Leibovitch, KerenKeren Leibovitch | Israel |
Swimming | 2008 |
| Leonard, BennyBenny Leonard* | USA |
Boxing | 1979 |
| Levinsky, Battling (Barney Lebrowitz)Battling (Barney Lebrowitz) Levinsky* | USA |
Boxing | 1982 |
| Levy, Edward L.Edward L. Levy* | Great Britain |
Weightlifting | 1988 |
| Levy, MarvMarv Levy | USA |
American Football | 1998 |
| Lewis, FredFred Lewis | USA |
Handball | 2011 |
| Lewis, HarryHarry Lewis* | USA |
Boxing | 2002 |
| Lewis, Ted "Kid"Ted "Kid" Lewis* | Great Britain |
Boxing | 1983 |
| Lezak, JasonJason Lezak | USA |
Swimming | 2006 |
| Lindsey, MortMort Lindsey | USA |
Bowling | 1997 |
| Lippmann, AlexandreAlexandre Lippmann* | France |
Fencing | 1984 |
| Litwack, HarryHarry Litwack | USA |
Basketball | 1980 |
| Lom, BennyBenny Lom* | USA |
American Football | 1996 |
| Luckman, SidSid Luckman | USA |
American Football | 1979 |
| Lysenko, TatianaTatiana Lysenko |  Ukraine |
Gymnastics | 2002 |
| Magidsohn, JoeJoe Magidsohn* | USA |
American Football | 1999 |
| Mandl, GyulaGyula Mandl* | Hungary |
Association Football | 1982 |
| Mankin, ValentinValentin Mankin | USSR |
Yachting | 1987 |
| McCoy, AlAl McCoy* | USA |
Boxing | 1989 |
| Meisl, HugoHugo Meisl* | Austria |
Association Football | 1981 |
| Melnik, FaniaFania Melnik | USSR |
Track & Field | 1984 |
| Mendoza, DanielDaniel Mendoza* | Great Britain |
Boxing | 1981 |
| Mező, FerencFerenc Mező* | Hungary |
Contributor | 1986 |
| Midler, MarkMark Midler | USSR |
Fencing | 1983 |
| Miller, WalterWalter Miller* | USA |
Horse Racing | 1983 |
| Mix, RonRon Mix | USA |
American Football | 1980 |
| Montagu, IvorIvor Montagu | Great Britain |
Table Tennis | 1984 |
| Mosberg, SamuelSamuel Mosberg* | USA |
Boxing | 1985 |
| Mouyal, ArmandArmand Mouyal | France |
Fencing | 1988 |
| Myer, Charles "Buddy"Charles "Buddy" Myer* | USA |
Baseball | 1992[7] |
| Myers, LonLon Myers* | USA |
Track & Field | 1980 |
| Nakache, AlfredAlfred Nakache* | France |
Swimming | 1993 |
| Neumann, PaulPaul Neumann* | Austria |
Swimming | 1984 |
| Newman, EdEd Newman | USA |
American Football | 1995 |
| Newman, HarryHarry Newman | USA |
American Football | 1992 |
| Nishri (Orloff), TzviTzvi Nishri (Orloff)* | Israel |
Contributor | 1981 |
| Nomis, SydSyd Nomis | South Africa |
Rugby Union | 1999 |
| Novak, GrigoriGrigori Novak* | USSR |
Weightlifting | 1985 |
| Oberlander, FredFred Oberlander | Canada |
Wrestling | 1991 |
| Okker, TomTom Okker | Netherlands |
Tennis | 2003 |
| Olin, BobBob Olin* | USA |
Boxing | 2008 |
| Orender, Donna GeilsDonna Geils Orender | USA |
Basketball | 2015[3] |
| Osiier, IvanIvan Osiier* |  Denmark |
Fencing | 1986 |
| Perez, Victor "Young"Victor "Young" Perez* |  Tunisia |
Boxing | 1986 |
| Petschauer, AttilaAttila Petschauer* | Hungary |
Fencing | 1985 |
| Philadelphia Sphas | USA |
Basketball | 1996 |
| Pike, LipLip Pike* | USA |
Baseball | 1985 |
| Pintusevich-Block, ZhannaZhanna Pintusevich-Block | Ukraine |
Track & Field | 2009 |
| Podoloff, MauriceMaurice Podoloff* | USA |
Basketball | 1989 |
| Prenn, DanielDaniel Prenn | Germany |
Tennis | 1981 |
| Prinstein, MyerMyer Prinstein* | USA |
Track & Field | 1982 |
| Raisman, AlyAly Raisman | USA |
Gymnastics | 2013 |
| Rajki-Reich, BélaBéla Rajki-Reich (HU) | Hungary |
Water Polo | 2000 |
| Rakita, MarkMark Rakita | USSR |
Fencing | 1988 |
| Ramenofsky, MarilynMarilyn Ramenofsky | USA |
Swimming | 1988 |
| Rose, MauriMauri Rose* | USA |
Auto Racing | 2007 |
| Rosen, AlAl Rosen | USA |
Baseball | 1980 |
| Rosen, HarryHarry Rosen | USA |
Softball | 1993 |
| Rosen, MelMel Rosen | USA |
Track & Field | 2004 |
| Rosenberg, AllenAllen Rosenberg | USA |
Rowing | 1994 |
| Rosenberg, CharlieCharlie Rosenberg* | USA |
Boxing | 1990 |
| Rosenberg, WilfWilf Rosenberg | South Africa |
Rugby Union | 1994 |
| Rosenbloom, MaxieMaxie Rosenbloom* | USA |
Boxing | 1984 |
| Rosenbluth, LeonardLeonard Rosenbluth | USA |
Basketball | 2003 |
| Rosenfeld, AlbertAlbert Rosenfeld* |  Australia |
Rugby League | 2006 |
| Rosenfeld, FannyFanny Rosenfeld* | Canada |
Track & Field | 1982 |
| Ross, BarneyBarney Ross* | USA |
Boxing | 1979 |
| Ross, VictorVictor Ross* | USA |
Lacrosse | 1995 |
| Roth, MarkMark Roth | USA |
Bowling | 1992 |
| Roth-Sachmarov, EstherEsther Roth-Sachmarov | Israel |
Track & Field | 2013 |
| Rotman, LeonLeon Rotman |  Romania |
Canoeing | 1981 |
| Rotter, EmíliaEmília Rotter | Hungary |
Figure Skating | 1995 |
| Rozeanu, AngelicaAngelica Rozeanu* | Romania |
Table Tennis | 1981 |
| Rubenstein, LouisLouis Rubenstein* | Canada |
Figure Skating | 1981 |
| Rudolph, MendyMendy Rudolph* | USA |
Basketball | 1989 |
| Sandler, SteveSteve Sandler | USA |
Handball | 2015[3] |
| Saperstein, AbeAbe Saperstein* | USA |
Basketball | 1979 |
| Sárkány, MiklósMiklós Sárkány | Hungary |
Water Polo | 1990 |
| Savitt, RichardRichard Savitt | USA |
Tennis | 1979 |
| Schayes, DolphDolph Schayes | USA |
Basketball | 1979 |
| Scheckter, JodyJody Scheckter | South Africa |
Auto Racing | 1983 |
| Schmertz, FredFred Schmertz | USA |
Track and Field | 1989 |
| Schneider, MathieuMathieu Schneider[5] | USA |
Hockey | 2014 |
| Schwartz, Corporal Isadore “Corporal Izzy”Corporal Isadore “Corporal Izzy” Schwartz* | USA |
Boxing | 1998 |
| Sedran, BarneyBarney Sedran* | USA |
Basketball | 1989 |
| Selig, Allan "Bud"Allan "Bud" Selig[5] | USA |
Baseball | 2014 |
| Selznick, EugeneEugene Selznick | USA |
Volleyball | 2002 |
| Sharikov, SergeySergey Sharikov | Russia |
Fencing | 2003 |
| Shushunova, YelenaYelena Shushunova | USSR |
Gymnastics | 2005 |
| Sigel, MichaelMichael Sigel | USA |
Billiards | 2011 |
| Singer, AlAl Singer* | USA |
Boxing | 2006 |
| Sipos, AnnaAnna Sipos* | Hungary |
Table Tennis | 1996 |
| Slutskaya, IrinaIrina Slutskaya | Russia |
Figure Skating | 2009 |
| Solomon, HaroldHarold Solomon | USA |
Tennis | 2004 |
| Solomons, JackJack Solomons* | Great Britain |
Boxing | 2004 |
| Spahn, MoeMoe Spahn* | USA |
Basketball | 1993 |
| Spellman, FrankFrank Spellman | USA |
Weightlifting | 1983 |
| Spero, DonDon Spero | USA |
Rowing | 1993 |
| Spitz, MarkMark Spitz | USA |
Swimming | 1979 |
| Stern, DavidDavid Stern | USA |
Basketball | 1998 |
| Stern, GeorgesGeorges Stern* | France |
Horse Racing | 1993 |
| Stone, SteveSteve Stone | USA |
Baseball | 2004 |
| Stransky, JoelJoel Stransky | South Africa |
Rugby | 2009 |
| Strom, EarlEarl Strom* | USA |
Basketball | 2008 |
| Strug, KerriKerri Strug | USA |
Gymnastics | 2000 |
| Szabados, MiklosMiklos Szabados* | Hungary |
Table Tennis | 1987 |
| Székely, ÉvaÉva Székely | Hungary |
Swimming | 1981 |
| Szewińska, IrenaIrena Szewińska (née Kirszenstein) |  Poland |
Track & Field | 1981 |
| Tanenbaum, SidSid Tanenbaum* | USA |
Basketball | 1997 |
| Teacher, BrianBrian Teacher[5] | USA |
Tennis | 2014 |
| Teltscher, EliotEliot Teltscher | USA |
Tennis | 2009 |
| Tendler, LewLew Tendler* | USA |
Boxing | 1992 |
| Thall-Neuberger, LeahLeah Thall-Neuberger* | USA |
Table Tennis | 1999 |
| Tobey, David "Pep"David "Pep" Tobey* | USA |
Basketball | 1995 |
| Tolmich, AllenAllen Tolmich | USA |
Track & Field | 2002 |
| Tomson, ShaunShaun Tomson | South Africa |
Surfing | 1995 |
| Torres, DaraDara Torres | USA |
Swimming | 2005 |
| Tyshler, DavidDavid Tyshler* | USSR/ Russia |
Fencing | 2015[3] |
| Vinokurov, EduardEduard Vinokurov | USSR |
Fencing | 2007 |
| Weber-Gale, GarrettGarrett Weber-Gale | USA |
Swimming | 2015[3] |
| Weisz, RichárdRichárd Weisz* | Hungary |
Wrestling | 1983 |
| Wells, MattMatt Wells* | Great Britain |
Boxing | 2007 |
| Wene, SylviaSylvia Wene | USA |
Bowling | 1979 |
| Werkner, LajosLajos Werkner* | Hungary |
Fencing | 1999 |
| Wittenberg, HenryHenry Wittenberg* | USA |
Wrestling | 1979 |
| Wolf, Wallace "Wally"Wallace "Wally" Wolf*[5] | USA |
Swimming, Water Polo | 2014 |
| Zamir, ChagaiChagai Zamir | Israel |
Volleyball | 1998 |
| Zaslofsky, MaxMax Zaslofsky* | USA |
Basketball | 1983 |
Pillar of Achievement
The Pillar of Achievement recognizes Jewish men and women who have made significant contributions to sports and to the world community through sports.
| Name | Country | Field | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Abramson* | USA |
Media | 1995 |
| Maury Allen | USA |
Media | 2009 |
| Jehoshua Alouf | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1981 |
| Robert Atlasz | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1986 |
| Baruch Bagg | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1981 |
| Moe Berg | USA |
Baseball/Patriot | 1983 |
| Gretel Bergmann | Germany |
Track & Field | 1980 |
| Ira Berkow | USA |
Media | 2006 |
| Dr. Richard Blum | Germany |
Official/Administrator | 1983 |
| Alfréd Brüll | Hungary |
Official/Administrator | 1995 |
| John Brunswick | USA |
Bowling | 1996 |
| Daniel Bukantz | USA |
Official/Administrator | 2001 |
| Si Burick* | USA |
Media | 2000 |
| Murray Chass | USA |
Media | 2012 |
| Haskell Cohen | USA |
Official/Media | 1991 |
| Dan Daniel* | USA |
Media | 1996 |
| Bill Davidson* | USA |
Basketball | 2012 |
| Massimo Della Pergola | Italy |
Official/Media | 1989 |
| Judith Deutsch | Austria |
Swimming | 1981 |
| Lajos Dömény-Deutsch* | Hungary |
Official/Administrator | 1995 |
| Leo Donáth | Hungary |
Swimming | 1999 |
| Leone Efrati | Italy |
Boxing | 2000 |
| Al Munro Elias* | USA |
Media | 2003 |
| Red Fisher | Canada |
Media | 1999 |
| György Szepesi (né Friedländer) | Hungary |
Media | 1998 |
| Ian Froman | South Africa |
Tennis | 1991 |
| Harry L. Getz | South Africa |
Official/Administrator | 1985 |
| Emmanuel Gill | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1983 |
| Harry Glickman | USA |
Official/Administrator | 1995 |
| Marty Glickman | USA |
Media | 1996 |
| Chaim Glovinsky | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1982 |
| Julius Goldman | Canada |
Basketball | 1999 |
| Kenneth Gradon | Great Britain |
Official/Administrator | 2002 |
| Al Greenberg | USA |
Media | 1993 |
| Bud Greenspan | USA |
Media | 1995 |
| Pierre Guildesgame | Great Britain |
Official/Administrator | 1985 |
| Allen Guttmann | USA |
Media | 2013 |
| Lester Harrison | USA |
Basketball | 1991 |
| Sidney Halter | Canada |
Football | 2005 |
| Gladys Heldman | USA |
Tennis/Media | 1989 |
| Harry Henshel | USA |
Official/Administrator | 1983 |
| Jerome Holtzman* | USA |
Media | 2005 |
| Joseph Inbar | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1989 |
| Mike Jacobs | USA |
Boxing | 1993 |
| Hank Kaplan | USA |
Media | 2004 |
| Henry Kaplan | USA |
Boxing | 2004 |
| Ferenc Kemény | Hungary |
Official/Administrator | 1996 |
| Leonard Koppett | USA |
Media | 2011 |
| Kurt Lamm | USA |
Soccer | 1993 |
| Harold Landesberg | USA |
Official/Administrator | 1983 |
| Fred Lebow | USA |
Official/Administrator | 1994 |
| Dr. Herman Leweller | USA |
Official/Administrator | 1987 |
| A.J. Liebling* | USA |
Media | 1998 |
| Bill Lippy | USA |
Official/Administrator | 1997 |
| Willy Meisl* | Germany Great Britain |
Media | 1986 |
| Marvin Miller | USA |
Official/Administrator | 2001 |
| Barney Nagler* | USA |
Media | 1992 |
| Ben Olan | USA |
Media | 1994 |
| Murray Olderman | USA |
Media | 1997 |
| Charles Ornstein* | USA |
Official/Administrator | 1984 |
| Orna Ostfeld | Israel |
Basketball | 2009 |
| Bernard Postal* | USA |
Media | 1986 |
| Shirley Povich | USA |
Media | 1992 |
| Julia Jones Pugliese* | USA |
Fencing | 2002 |
| Jimmie Reese* | USA |
Baseball | 1995 |
| Joe Reichler* | USA |
Media | 2008 |
| Harold U. Ribalow* | USA |
Media | 2009 |
| Ed Sabol | USA |
Media | 1996 |
| Al Schacht* | USA |
Baseball | 2008 |
| Dick Schaap* | USA |
Media | 2003 |
| Eric Seelig* | Germany |
Boxing | 1992 |
| Joseph Shane | USA |
Official/Administrator | 2002 |
| Jesse Silver | USA |
Media | 1989 |
| Roy Silver | USA |
Media | 1989 |
| Harry Simmons* | Canada |
Official/Administrator | 2007 |
| Emmanuel Simon* | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1983 |
| Dr. Uri Simri | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1991 |
| Margaredt Sonnenfeld | Israel |
Official/Coach | 1997 |
| Oscar State* | Great Britain |
Official/Weightlifting | 1989 |
| Louis Stein* | USA |
Official/Bowling | 1992 |
| Bill Stern* | USA |
Media | 2001 |
| Sam Stoller* | USA |
Track & Field | 2007 |
| Artur Takač |  Yugoslavia |
Official/Administrator | 1989 |
| Sam Taub* | USA |
Media | 1993 |
| Irving Ungerman | Canada |
Boxing | 1994 |
| Ben Weider | Canada |
Body Building | 1992 |
| Joe Weider | Canada |
Body Building | 1992 |
| Chaim Wein* | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1986 |
| Joseph Yekuteli* | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1982 |
| Aviezer Yellin* | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1984 |
| Paul Ziffren* | USA |
Official/Administrator | 1993 |
| Harold O. Zimman* | USA |
Official/Media | 1991 |
- NB: * denotes a posthumous induction
Lifetime Achievement
In 1992, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame initiated its Lifetime Achievement Award which has been awarded annually honoring those individuals who have made significant contributions to the State of Israel and society through sports.
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Sam Sharrow | Miami Beach, Florida, USA |
| 1993 | David Pincus | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1994 | Karl Ribstein | Munich, Germany |
| 1995 | Monty Hall |
Beverly Hills, California, USA |
| 1996 | Yariv Oren | Netanya, Israel |
| 1997 | Alan Sherman | Potomac, Maryland, USA |
| 1998 | Moshe Rashkes | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| 1999 | Fred Worms, OBE |
London, England, UK |
| 2000 | Joseph Luttenberg | Afeka, Israel |
| 2001 | Robert Spivak | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 2002 | Uri Afek | Netanya, Israel |
| 2003 | Lester Fein | Vernon, New Jersey, USA |
| 2004 | Shimon Mizrahi | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2005 | Sidney Greenberg | Toronto, Canada |
| 2006 | Alex Gilady | Israel |
| 2007 | Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2008 | R. Stephen Rubin, OBE | London, England, UK |
| 2009 | Michael Kevezahi | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2010 | Moshe Teumim | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2011[8] | Robert Levy | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 2012[8] | Michel Grun | .svg.png){kind=small} Antwerp, Belgium |
| 2013 | William Steerman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 2014 | Harry Swimmer | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
Chairman's Award of Excellence
| Year | Name | Field | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Samuel P. Spron | Tennis | New York City, USA |
| Teddy Kaplan |
Weightlfiting | Israel | |
| 2012 | Reuven Heller | Disabled sports | Israel |
| 2013 | Zohar Sharon | Champion blind golfer | Israel |
See also
- List of Jews in sports
- Jewish Sports Review
- National Jewish Museum Sports Hall of Fame (U.S.)
Notes and references
- ↑ Jewishjournal.com, Preview
- ↑ Jewish sports legends
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Late S.F. boxing champ to be enshrined". J. (San Francisco, CA). 11 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ Inducted together with Lydia Lazarov.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (Summer 2014). "17 Sportsmen/women Elected to IJSHOF" (PDF). Netanya, Israel. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ↑ Inducted together with Zephania Carmel.
- ↑ Myer was not JewishJames, Bill (2001). The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. New York: Free Press. p. 499. ISBN 0-684-80697-5.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Induction took place in July 2013.
Books
- Jews and Baseball: The Post-Greenberg Years, 1949–2008, Burton Alan Boxerman, Benita W. Boxerman, McFarland, 2010, ISBN 0-7864-2828-7
- The Baseball Talmud: The Definitive Position-by-Position Ranking of Baseball's Chosen Players, Howard Megdal, Collins, 2009, ISBN 0-06-155843-5
- Jews and the Sporting Life, Vol. 23 of Studies in Contemporary Jewry, Ezra Mendelsohn, Oxford University Press US, 2009, ISBN 0-19-538291-9
- Day by Day in Jewish Sports History, Bob Wechsler, KTAV Publishing House, 2008, ISBN 1-60280-013-8
- The Big Book of Jewish Athletes: Two Centuries of Jews in Sports – a Visual History, Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz, S P I Books, 2007, ISBN 1-56171-927-7
- The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars, Peter S. Horvitz, SP Books, 2007, ISBN 1-56171-907-2
- Jews, Sports, and the Rites of Citizenship, Jack Kugelmass, University of Illinois Press, 2007, ISBN 0-252-07324-X
- The New Big Book of Jewish Baseball: An Illustrated Encyclopedia & Anecdotal History, Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz, Perseus Distribution Services, 2007, ISBN 1-56171-821-1
- Jews and Baseball: Entering the American mainstream, 1871–1948, Burton Alan Boxerman, Benita W. Boxerman, McFarland, 2006, ISBN 0-7864-2828-7
- Emancipation through Muscles: Jews and Sports in Europe, Michael Brenner, Gideon Reuveni, translated by Brenner, Reuveni, U of Nebraska Press, 2006, ISBN 0-8032-1355-7
- Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present, David J. Goldman, Edition 2, Kar-Ben Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1-58013-183-2
- Judaism's Encounter with American Sports, Jeffrey S. Gurock, Indiana University Press, 2005, ISBN 0-253-34700-9
- Jews and the Olympic Games; Sport: Springboard for Minorities, Paul Yogi Mayer, Vallentine Mitchell, 2004, ISBN 0-85303-451-6
- Great Jews in Sports, Robert Slater, Jonathan David Publishers, 2004, ISBN 0-8246-0453-9
- Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash between Sport and Politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists, Paul Taylor, Sussex Academic Press, 2004, ISBN 1-903900-88-3
- The 100 Greatest Jews in Sports: Ranked According to Achievement, B. P. Robert Stephen Silverman, Scarecrow Press, 2003, ISBN 0-8108-4775-2
- Foiled, Hitler's Jewish Olympian: the Helene Mayer Story, Milly Mogulof, RDR Books, 2002, ISBN 1-57143-092-X
- The Big Book of Jewish Baseball: An Illustrated Encyclopedia & Anecdotal History, Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz, SP Books, 2001, ISBN 1-56171-973-0
- Jewish Sports Legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame, 3rd Ed, Joseph Siegman, Brassey's, 2000, ISBN 1-57488-284-8
- Sports and the American Jew, Steven A. Riess, Syracuse University Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8156-2754-8
- When Boxing was a Jewish Sport, Allen Bodner, Praeger, 1997, ISBN 0-275-95353-X
- Ellis Island to Ebbets Field: Sport and the American Jewish Experience, Peter Levine, Oxford University Press US, 1993, ISBN 0-19-508555-8
- The Jewish Child's Book of Sports Heroes, Robert Slater, Jonathan David Publishers, 1993, ISBN 0-8246-0360-5
- The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, Joseph M. Siegman, SP Books, 1992, ISBN 1-56171-028-8
- The Jewish Athletes Hall of Fame, B. P. Robert Stephen Silverman, Shapolsky Publishers, 1989, ISBN 0-944007-04-X
- The Jewish Boxers Hall of Fame, Ken Blady, SP Books, 1988, ISBN 0-933503-87-3
- The Great Jewish Chess Champions, Harold U. Ribalow, Meir Z. Ribalow, Hippocrene Books, 1987, ISBN 0-87052-305-8
- The Jewish Baseball Hall of Fame: a Who's Who of Baseball Stars, Erwin Lynn, Shapolsky Publishers, 1986, ISBN 0-933503-17-2
- From the Ghetto to the Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary, Andrew Handler, East European Monographs, 1985, ISBN 0-88033-085-6
- The Jew in American Sports, Harold Uriel Ribalow, Meir Z. Ribalow, Edition 4, Hippocrene Books, 1985, ISBN 0-88254-995-2
- Jewish Baseball Stars, Harold Uriel Ribalow, Meir Z. Ribalow, Hippocrene Books, 1984, ISBN 0-88254-898-0
- The Jewish Athlete: A Nostalgic View, Leible Hershfield, s.n., 1980
- Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports, Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver, Bloch Pub. Co., 1965
External links
- IJSHoF official website
- International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame at ilMuseums.com
- "Int'l Jewish Sports Hall of Fame announces class of 2007," The Jerusalem Post, December 1, 2006
Other Jewish sports halls of fame
- Jewish Canadian Athletes Hall of Fame
- National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (U.S.)
- Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California
- Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- Orange County Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (California)
- Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- Rochester Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (N.Y.)
- Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (Pennsylvania)