Sports and Jews in the Modern World

Twentieth century Jewish athletes, by participating and excelling in athletic
competition, dispelled a deeply entrenched stereotype that Jews are cerebral
and bookish and not athletic and physically robust. In this series, Professor
Howard Lupovitch will take a close look at why dispelling this stereotype was
so important, not only for Jewish athletes but all Jews. Advance registration
at
(https://www.cbahm.org/event/sportsandjews)
is required. Free and open to all.
**_August 14: “Muscular Jews” and the Birth of the Maccabia Games_**
How Max Nordau’s notion of transforming Jews from weak, cerebral and picked on
into robust and capable of defending themselves was realized in the creation
of Jewish sports clubs and, eventually, an international Jewish sports
competition — the Maccabia.
**_August 21: Olympic Athletes in the Shadow of Hitler_**
How Jewish athletes in Germany, Hungary, and the United States who competed in
the Berlin Olympics met the challenge of competing in a highly charged
antisemitic environment.
**_August 28: Jewish Ballplayers in the Majors_**
How Jewish athletes like Al Rosen and Hank Greenberg dealt with a barrage of
prejudice and antisemitism, and how they prepared the ground for African-
American and Latino athletes to do the same a decade later.

Organized by: Congregation Beth Ahm

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