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245	0	0	_aJews in the gym _h[electronic resource] : _bJudaism, sports, and athletics / _ceditor, Leonard J. Greenspoon.
246	3	0	_aJudaism, sports, and athletics
260			_aWest Lafayette, Ind. : _bPurdue University Press, _cc2012.
300			_axvi, 289 p. : _bill.
490	1		_aStudies in Jewish civilization, _x1070-8510 ; _vv. 23
500			_a"Proceedings of the twenty-third annual symposium of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization and the Harris Center for Judaic Studies, October 24-25, 2010" -- P. [i].
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aPlaying Roman in Jerusalem : Jewish attitudes toward sport and spectacle during the Second Temple period / Loren R. Spielman -- Sports and the graphic novel from diaspora to diaspora : James Strum's The Golem's mighty swing and JT Waldman's Megillat Esther in the tree of contexts / Ori Z. Soltes -- The Jew in the gym : Judaism, sports and athletics of film / Nathan Abrams -- Is life a game? : athletic competition as a metaphor for the meaning of life / Steven J. Riekes -- The Jewish athlete of faith : on the limits of sport / Danny Rosenburg -- Antisemitism and sport in Central Europe and the United States c. 1870-1932 / Steven A. Riess -- Cutting the way into the nation : Hungarian Jewish Olympians in the interwar era / Mih�aly K�alm�an -- Grappling with ghosts : Jewish wrestlers and antisemitism / William Kornblum, Erin Sodmiak, and Phil Oberlander -- Spotting a nation : the origins of athleticism in modern Israel / Nina Spiegel -- Gyms and the academy : professional and personal reflections on stepping up to the scholarly plate / Jeffrey S. Gurock -- Jewish women in the American gym : basketball, ethnicity, and gender in the early twentieth century / Linda J. Borish -- From Benny Leonard to Abi Olajuwon : Jews, Muslims, Evangelicals, and the evolving religious challenges of being an American athlete / Ori Z. Soltes -- Buster Haywood and the Jews of Black baseball / Rebecca T. Alpert -- A global game : Omri Casspi and the future of Jewish ballers / David J. Leonard.
520			_aFor some, the connection between Jews and athletics might seem far-fetched. But in fact, as is highlighted by the fourteen chapters in this collection, Jews have been participating in -- and thinking about -- sports for more than two thousand years. The articles in this volume scan a wide chronological range: from the Hellenistic period (first century BCE) to the most recent basketball season. The range of athletes covered is equally broad: from participants in Roman-style games to wrestlers, boxers, fencers, baseball players, and basketball stars. The authors of these essays, many of whom actively participate in athletics themselves, raise a number of intriguing questions, such as: What differing attitudes toward sports have Jews exhibited across periods and cultures? Is it possible to be a "good Jew" and a "great athlete"? In what sports have Jews excelled, and why? How have Jews overcome prejudices on the part of the general populace against a Jewish presence on the field or in the ring? In what ways has Jewish participation in sports aided, or failed to aid, the perception of Jews as "good Germans," "good Hungarians," "good Americans," and so forth? This volume, which features a number of illustrations (many of them quite rare), is not only accessible to the general reader, but also contains much information of interest to the scholar in Jewish studies, American studies, and sports history.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aJews _xSports _xHistory.
650		0	_aJewish athletes _xHistory.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
700	1		_aGreenspoon, Leonard J. _q(Leonard Jay)
710	2		_aPhilip M. and Ethel Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization.
710	2		_aUniversity of Nebraska--Lincoln. _bHarris Center for Judaic Studies.
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
711	2		_aKlutznick-Harris Symposium _n(23rd : _d2010 : _cOmaha, Neb.)
830		0	_aStudies in Jewish civilization ; _v23.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10657707 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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