Sports and Jews in the Modern World
Congregation Beth Ahm 5075 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield TownshipTwentieth 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. […]