Jews In Sports

Jews have been quite prevalent in the world of Hollywood and business, and there are many different stereotypes about exactly how they work.  Many areas are political, and the Jewish population is a largely protected one.  One of the largest groups of Jewish players fall into baseball.  It is said that baseball is extremely political, and there are obviously so many good players.  And the choices do not necessarily depend on skill.  This is evidenced by the fact that Michael Jordan played in the big leagues when many better players only ever play in the minor leagues or are transferred back to the minor leagues.

Some Jewish baseball players include Cal Abrams, Ruben Amaro, Brad Ausmus, Jose Bautista, Bo Belinsky, Craig Breslow, Ike Davis, Harry Eisenstat, Scott Feldman, Matt Ford, John Grabow, Jason Marquis, Aaron Poreda, Scott Radinsky, Jimmie Reese, Jeff Newman, Kevin Youkiilis, Eddie Zosky, and a number of others.

Likewise, basketball has a significant number of players.  They hae players such as Sue Bird in the minor leagues as well as many in Israel and other countries across the world.  Yotam Halperin has been known to play for the Seattle Supersonics, and they say that Lennie Rosenbluth has been a US NBA forward.  Other players include Neal Walk, Max Zaslowfsky, Jon Scheyer, and others.  And of course, there is Sonny Hertzberg, a point guard for the New York Knickerbockers.  Basketball players in Israel, the NBA, and minor leagues are quite common.

Boxers, canoers, cricket players, and many other Olympic players have been known to compete not only for Israel, but also for other countries across the world.  Famous Olympians like Oksana Baiul and Sasha Cohen come from Jewish descent. And you will find that there are NFL players such as Adam Goldberg David Binn, and matt Bloom lay for various teams in the NFL.  The most prevalent seems to be the San Diego Chargers and St Louis Rams.

Jewish populations are present in every major American sport.  Obviously, they have competed in Israeli settings and Israeli teams.  But in every sport, you will also find them in American, European, and various other leagues, teams, and organizations competing with the rest of the world.