| Jewish Sports Quotes | When I was playing, I used to resent being singled out as a
Jewish ballplayer,” he said. “I wanted to be known as a great
ballplayer, period....Lately, though, I find myself wanting to be
remembered not only as a great ballplayer, but even more as a great
Jewish ballplayer. I realize now, more than I used to, how important a
part I played in the lives of a generation of Jewish kids who grew up
in the 30̓s.
-- Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers Slugger and Hall of Famer
Source: Jewish Press
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| Tips: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Sports Nicknames And The Jews | Posted on Thursday, April 28 @ 07:52:59 UTC 
In the Jewish Week article Sports Nicknames And The Jews Thane Rosenbaum asks if having a team with a Jewish identity is good or bad.
Ajax, Amsterdam’s home team in the European professional league, has adopted Jewish symbols as both mantle and mascot. The Good Fans wearing all sorts of Jewish regalia, from hats, jackets and scarves emblazoned with Hebrew lettering, to Stars of David tattooed onto bodies, arrive at stadiums shouting, “Jews, Jews, Jews!” Sometimes they simply sing Jewish songs like “Hava Nagila.” The Bad
On the other hand competitor fans responded with Nazi salutes or chanted “Jews to the gas!” |
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