Magazine focused on Jewish athletes
Jewish Sports Review
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Editors
| Ephraim Moxson; Shel Wallman
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Staff writers
| Neil Keller; Stan Ramati
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Categories
| Jewish Sports
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Frequency
| Bi-monthly
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Publisher
| Ephraim Moxson; Shel Wallman
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First issue
| May?June 1997
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Country
| U.S.
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Based in
| Los Angeles
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Website
| www
.jewishsportsreview
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Jewish Sports Review
(
JSR
) was a bi-monthly magazine that operated from 1997 to 2022.
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Its editors were Ephraim Moxson and Shel Wallman.
The magazine identified
Jewish athletes
, including professionals,
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college players,
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excessive citations
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athletes in international competition,
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and selected high school athletes.
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History
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From 1972 to 1974, Shel Wallman published an early version of what became the
Jewish Sports Review
, then for 20 years in his weekly column for a Jewish newspaper in Indianapolis. Wallman placed an ad in
The Sporting News
and connected with Ephraim Moxson, who became a stringer for Wallman.
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Wallman and Moxson relaunched the
Jewish Sports Review
as a print-only, biweekly magazine focused on identifying Jewish athletes from college through professional sports in 1997.
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As to his inspiration for launching the magazine, Wallman said: "I was always curious to know who was Jewish as a kid. And there wasn't a list."
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Jewish Sports Review ceased publication on September 16, 2022.
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Content
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The magazine rarely included in-depth profiles of the athletes or used photos.
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JSR provided information as to who is Jewish in the sports world.
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JSR's criteria for determining an athlete as Jewish was: at least one parent is Jewish, he did not practice any other religion during his athletic career, and he self-identifies as ethnically Jewish.
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If an athlete has a Jewish parent but was raised in, or converted to, another faith, or indicated to JSR that he did not wish to be considered Jewish, he is excluded (even though under
Jewish law
he might be considered Jewish).
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Athletes were asked whether or not they wish to be identified as Jewish before they were included in the
Review
.
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JSR also listed athletes frequently misidentified as Jewish.
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Reception
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When the
American Jewish Historical Society
published a set of baseball cards of Jews in the major leagues, the project founder, Martin Abramowitz of Jewish Major Leaguers Inc., relied on research by JSR.
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Also, when the
Israel Baseball League
was active, teams in it would recruit top college baseball players from the JSR's Jewish All-Americans in
NCAA
Divisions I, II, and III.
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Peter Horvitz, in
The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes
(2007), calls Wallman the "best and most dependable source of up-to-date information on the subject" of Jews in sports.
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Joseph Siegman, in his 2005 book
Jewish Sports Legends
, listed Moxson as a distinguished authority on sports.
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The New York Times
reported that JSR "aims to be rigorously comprehensive",
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and
Sports Illustrated
called JSR "tireless in its service mission".
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In 2023, Wallman and Moxson were honored with the
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
award of excellence.
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See also
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References
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"Subscriptions"
. Jewish Sports Review
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
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"About Us"
. Jewish Sports Review
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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a
b
Solomon, John (October 25, 1998).
"Neighborhood Report ? Upper West Side ? Honoring, Yes, The Jewish Athlete"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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a
b
c
"Breakdown of Tampa's Star Designated Hitter Mike Schwartz"
. The Minaret. April 28, 2010. Archived from
the original
on May 9, 2010
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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a
b
c
d
e
Steve Rushin (February 7, 2000).
"There's burgeoning subculture of devoted sports fans for"
.
Sports Illustrated
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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Ziegel, Vic
(January 13, 2000).
"Film Recalls Greenberg War Vs. Pitchers, Prejudice"
. Nydailynews.com
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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permanent dead link
]
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a
b
"Jewish Sports Review - Home"
.
jewishsportsreview.com
. Retrieved
2022-09-26
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"Hard work works for Kavitsky"
. Courier-Post. April 22, 2010
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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"Washington University Athletics"
. Bearsports.wustl.edu. May 6, 2010. Archived from
the original
on May 9, 2010
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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"Jacobs, Kavitsky honored for softball efforts"
. Northshoreoflongisland.com. July 25, 2008. Archived from
the original
on September 6, 2012
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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"UAB Women's Soccer Player Pam Cooney Named To Jewish Sports Review 2004 Women's Soccer All-America Team :: Sophomore garners first-team honors"
. Cstv.com. January 27, 2005. Archived from
the original
on June 22, 2011
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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"Jewish Sports Review honors lacrosse player"
. Media.www.thetriangle.org. August 20, 2004. Archived from
the original
on August 6, 2010
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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"Jewish Stars"
. Cleveland Jewish News. February 12, 2010
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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Casper, Joshua (March 24, 2004).
"Yale's Jewish basketball players make their mark"
. Jewish Ledger. Archived from
the original
on September 29, 2011
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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a
b
c
Gurvis, Jacob (2022-10-31).
"The octogenarian 'who is a Jew?' sports writing team calls it quits after 25 years"
.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
. Retrieved
26 April
2024
.
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a
b
c
Ephross, Peter (September 22, 2004).
"A 'holy alliance'? Ties between U.S. Jews and baseball go deep"
. Jewish Ledger. Archived from
the original
on September 29, 2011
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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a
b
"
"The phone book's here, the phone book's here!" * ≫ Kaplan's Korner on Jews and Sports"
.
New Jersey Jewish News
. January 4, 2010
. Retrieved
June 21,
2015
.
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Rodman, Edmon J.
"Duo celebrating bar mitzvah of counting Jewish athletes"
. JTA. Archived from
the original
on November 1, 2010
. Retrieved
October 29,
2010
.
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Bloom, Nate (March 2007).
"Interfaith Celebrities Play Ball"
. InterfaithFamily.com
. Retrieved
June 15,
2015
.
[
dead link
]
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"Sports Desk"
. The New York Sun. February 6, 2007
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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Lowenfish, Lee (March 24, 2006).
"New Cards Mine Baseball's Jewish Bench"
.
Forward
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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Cobb, Nathan (October 13, 2003).
"Tribute is in the cards for Jewish ballplayers"
. Boston.com
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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Wieczorek, Allie (September 12, 2007).
"From Kelly Field to the 'Field of Dreams'
"
. Studlife.com
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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Peter Horvitz (April 2007).
The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest JEwish Sports Stars
. SP Books.
ISBN
9781561719075
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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Joseph Siegman (2000).
Jewish Sports Legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame
. Brassey's.
ISBN
9781574882841
. Retrieved
May 12,
2010
.
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Gurvis, Jacob (2023-01-06).
"ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman among International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame's 11 inductees for 2023"
.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
. Retrieved
26 April
2024
.
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