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Book Physical Education and Sport in the Jewish History and Culture

Download or read book Physical Education and Sport in the Jewish History and Culture written by Uriel Simri and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Physical Education and Sports in the Jewish History and Culture

Download or read book Physical Education and Sports in the Jewish History and Culture written by Mekhon Ṿingaiṭ le-ḥinukh gufani and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Physical Education and Sport in the Jewish History and Culture

Download or read book Physical Education and Sport in the Jewish History and Culture written by Mekhon Vingait le-hinukh gufani and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Physical Education and Sport in the Jewish History and Culture

Download or read book Physical Education and Sport in the Jewish History and Culture written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Physical Education and Sport in the Jewish History and Culture

Download or read book Physical Education and Sport in the Jewish History and Culture written by Uriel Simri and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports and physical activity in Israeli life within Jewish culture / Earle F. Zeigler -- The idea of sport and hostility towards the body / Alexius J. Bucher -- An investigation into the Jewish concepts of ethics regarding its application to sport : a hierarchy of ethics / Saul Ross -- Greek contests in Galilee during the reign of Harold Antipas / Manfred Laemmer -- Daniel Mendoza, a Jewish bruiser in the eighteenth century fancy / George Eisen -- The contemporary Jewish attitude towards leisure / Jay S. Shivers -- The Jews and antisemitism in the German gymnastics movement, 1810-1933 / Hartmut Becker -- "Fair play for American athletes" : a study in antisemitism / Arnd Kreuger -- The discrimination of Jewish sports in National-Socialist Germany / Hajo Bernett -- Charlotte Epstein : women's emancipation, and the emergence of competitive athletics for women in the United States / Richard Wettan -- A comparison of the results of Olympic and Maccabiah champions / Uriel Simri -- The Jew in ice sports : America's forgotten heroes / Reet A. Howell, Maxwell L. Howell -- Sports activities of the Jews in Finland / Eija-Leena Wuolio -- More than fun and games : movement education and the Jewish experience / Blanche R. Teitelbaum -- Sport in selected ancient societies, 2000 B.C. to 100 A.D. / Betty Spears -- The invention of the sport record / Richard D. Mandell.

Book Physical Education and Sports in the Jewish History and Culture

Download or read book Physical Education and Sports in the Jewish History and Culture written by Uriel Simri and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Physical Education and Sport in the Jewish History and Culture

Download or read book Physical Education and Sport in the Jewish History and Culture written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sports and the American Jew

    Book Details:
  • Author : Steven A. Riess
  • Publisher : Syracuse University Press
  • Release : 1998-06-01
  • ISBN : 9780815627548
  • Pages : 368 pages

Download or read book Sports and the American Jew written by Steven A. Riess and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book debunks the conventional stereotype that Jews and sports are somehow anathema and clearly demonstrates that sports have long been a significant institution in Jewish American life. Jews were among the very first professional baseball players and the most outstanding early American track stars. In the 1920s and 1930s they dominated inner-city sports such as basketball and boxing and produced star athletes in virtually all sports. Many Jews were also prominent in the business, communication, and literary aspects of sport. These essays, written by leading contemporary sports historians, examine the contributions of Jewish men and women to American sports. Steven A. Riess's article on this topic is the most comprehensive overview ever written and will doubtless become a standard reference for years to come.

Book The role of sports in jewish american society

Download or read book The role of sports in jewish american society written by Anja Dinter and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-06-08 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, University of Potsdam (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Jewish-American History and Life , language: English, abstract: It is the aim of the following work to analyze the role of sports in Jewish-American life, mainly concentrating on the time until the end of the World War II. Up to the present day the notion of Jewish culture and tradition emphasizing intellectual accomplishments and the life of the mind and not having place for sport and the physical has been prevalent. Due to the traditional emphasis of learning and an appreciation for sophistication during all of Jewish history, the stereotype view of a general rejection of sports by Jews and the image of Jewish physical weakness seems to have evolved as a consequence. This image has even been misrepresented by anti-Semites, as Henry Ford, to show that Jewish-Americans are “ill-fit to be true Americans”. Previously read books dealing with Jewish sports in Germany and an article on the importance of sports within Jewish religion that contradicted the image mentioned above, let an increased interest in the specific mind-set of Jewish-Americans towards physical activities develop. Due to the complexity of the topic and the extent of this paper only certain aspects can be presented in the discourse, unfortunately excluding other interesting ones. The focus will be on the actual participation and achievements as well as attitudes of Jews towards sports and the effects of this field on the integration of Jewish immigrants. The time frame has been limited to the period between the first large waves of immigration and the end of World War II because of the adjustment of Jewish sports to general developments thereafter. Nevertheless, some general tendencies of the post-World War II decades will be discussed. Background information on the general historical context and the evolution of American Sports will ensure a better and deeper understanding of the issues discussed.

Book Judaism s Encounter with American Sports

Download or read book Judaism s Encounter with American Sports written by Jeffrey S. Gurock and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-31 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judaism's Encounter with American Sports examines how sports entered the lives of American Jewish men and women and how the secular values of sports threatened religious identification and observance. What do Jews do when a society -- in this case, a team -- "chooses them in," but demands commitments that clash with ancestral ties and practices? Jeffrey S. Gurock uses the experience of sports to illuminate an important mode of modern Jewish religious conflict and accommodation to America. He considers the defensive strategies American Jewish leaders have employed in response to sports' challenges to identity, such as using temple and synagogue centers, complete with gymnasiums and swimming pools, to attract the athletically inclined to Jewish life. Within the suburban frontiers of post--World War II America, sports-minded modern Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform rabbis competed against one another for the allegiances of Jewish athletes and all other Americanized Jews. In the present day, tensions among Jewish movements are still played out in the sports arena. Today, in a mostly accepting American society, it is easy for sports-minded Jews to assimilate completely, losing all regard for Jewish ties. At the same time, a very tolerant America has enabled Jews to succeed in the sports world, while keeping faith with Jewish traditions. Gurock foregrounds his engaging book against his own experiences as a basketball player, coach, and marathon runner. By using the metaphor of sports, Judaism's Encounter with American Sports underscores the basic religious dilemmas of our day.

Book Jews  Sports  and the Rites of Citizenship

Download or read book Jews Sports and the Rites of Citizenship written by Jack Kugelmass and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To many, an association between Jews and sports seems almost oxymoronic--yet Jews have been prominent in boxing, basketball, and fencing, and some would argue that hurler Sandy Koufax is America's greatest athlete ever. In Jews, Sports, and the Rites of Citizenship, Jack Kugelmass shows that sports--significant in constructing nations and in determining their degree of exclusivity--also figures prominently in the Jewish imaginary. This interdisciplinary collection brings together the perspectives of anthropologists and historians to provide both methodological and regional comparative frameworks for exploring the meaning of sports for a minority population.

Book Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture written by Glenda Abramson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture is an extensively updated revision of the very successful Companion to Jewish Culture published in 1989 and has now been updated throughout. Experts from all over the world contribute entries ranging from 200 to 1000 words broadly, covering the humanities, arts, social sciences, sport and popular culture, and 5000-word essays contextualize the shorter entries, and provide overviews to aspects of culture in the Jewish world. Ideal for student and general readers, the articles and biographies have been written by scholars and academics, musicians, artists and writers, and the book now contains up-to-date bibliographies, suggestions for further reading, comprehensive cross referencing, and a full index. This is a resource, no student of Jewish history will want to go without.

Book Beyond Stereotypes

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ari F. Sclar
  • Publisher : Purdue University Press
  • Release : 2015-04-15
  • ISBN : 1612493564
  • Pages : 164 pages

Download or read book Beyond Stereotypes written by Ari F. Sclar and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the decades after the Civil War, sports slowly gained a prominent position within American culture. This development provided Jews with opportunities to participate in one of the few American cultures not closed off to them. Jewish athleticism challenged anti-Semitic depictions of Jews supposed physical inferiority while helping to construct a modern American Jewish identity. An Americanization narrative emerged that connected Jewish athleticism with full acceptance and integration into American society. This acceptance was not without struggle, but Jews succeeded and participated in the American sporting culture as athletes, coaches, owners, and fans. The diversity of topics in this volume reflect that the field of the history of American Jews and sports is growing and has moved beyond the need to overcome the idea that Jews are simply People of the Book. The contributions to this volume paint a broad picture of Jewish participation in sports, with essays written by respected historians who have examined specific sports, individuals, leagues, cities, and the impact of sport on Judaism. Despite the continued belief that Jewish religious or cultural identity remains somehow distinct from the American idea of the athlete, the volume demonstrates that American Jews have had a tremendous contribution to American sports and conversely, that sports have helped construct American Jewish culture and identity.

Book Jews in the Gym

Download or read book Jews in the Gym written by Leonard Jay Greenspoon and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 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 cover 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. The authors of these essays raise a number of intriguing questions such as: What differing attitudes toward sports have Jews exhibited across periods and cultures? 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? This volume features a number of illustrations (many of them quite rare). It is accessible to the general reader and contains much information of interest to the scholar in Jewish studies, American studies, and sports history.

Book Training the Body

Download or read book Training the Body written by David Torevell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to examine the body in training in the context of religion, sport and wider physical culture, offering important insight into the performative, social, cultural and gendered aspects of somatic discipline and exercise. The book presents a series of fascinating thematic and case-study led chapters from around the world, examining topics including the martial discipline and symbolism of artistic gymnastics; religious interpretations of body vulnerability in the context of marathons; the religious language of corporeal training in sport and martial arts. Drawing on multi-disciplinary perspectives, from sport, religion, history and philosophy, the book explores the often contested and sometimes over-zealous application of training in both sport and religion and the ways in which this can cause harm to athletes or adherents. This is fascinating reading for any advanced student or researcher with an interest in the body, physical cultural studies, the ethics and philosophy of sport, the sociology of sport, religious studies, Asian studies or philosophy.

Book Embodying Hebrew Culture

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nina S. Spiegel
  • Publisher : Wayne State University Press
  • Release : 2012-11-01
  • ISBN : 081433637X
  • Pages : 274 pages

Download or read book Embodying Hebrew Culture written by Nina S. Spiegel and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students and teachers of Israel studies, performance studies, and Jewish cultural history will appreciate Embodying Hebrew Culture.