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Judaism's encounter with American sports [electronic resource] / Jeffrey S. Gurock.

By: Gurock, Jeffrey S, 1949-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Modern Jewish experience (Bloomington, Ind.): Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2005Description: x, 234 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Jews -- Sports -- United States -- History | Jewish athletes -- United States -- History | Jews -- United States -- Social life and customs | Judaism -- United States -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 796/.089/924/073 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Prologue: A historian's challenge -- Introduction: Sports and Judaism in competition -- From ancient struggles through a medieval time-out -- Judaism's first modern sports skirmishes -- The challenge and opportunity of a new world of American sports -- The training of "all-American" Yeshiva boys -- Shul vs. pool : interwar battles and early postwar engagements -- The mission of American Jewry's team -- An irresistible force -- Safe at home : tension in Judaism's clubhouse -- Epilogue: A clear path to the finish line.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-224) and index.

Prologue: A historian's challenge -- Introduction: Sports and Judaism in competition -- From ancient struggles through a medieval time-out -- Judaism's first modern sports skirmishes -- The challenge and opportunity of a new world of American sports -- The training of "all-American" Yeshiva boys -- Shul vs. pool : interwar battles and early postwar engagements -- The mission of American Jewry's team -- An irresistible force -- Safe at home : tension in Judaism's clubhouse -- Epilogue: A clear path to the finish line.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.