"Jews in Sports" Presented by The Genesis Prize Foundation

[@marcackerman492]

Great video! THANK YOU. We need more videos like this on the internet, more films on TV, more movies that show all the positives of the Jewish people, instead of only the negatives. I think all of us, but especially our young people are hungry for this positive feedback. They deserve it.

[@paulbklyn4742]

This bought tears to my eyes. Thank you for making this.

[@ssnobrakesable]

Let us not forget Bill Goldberg, wrestling champ and NFL lineman.

[@gabrieljoseph6310]

October 1993 will forever be remembered as one of the greatest days in the history of the Israel national team. Shlomo Sharaf's players beat France against all odds 2:3 away ​

[@JohnDoe-kg7gl]

Forgot to mention Mark Spitz, with 7 Olympic gold medals in swimming.

[@Rambam1776]

No, he was mentioned. You weren't paying attention.

[@JohnDoe-kg7gl]

@@Rambam1776 Thanks. I'll go back and check 👍

[@nigelgreef3393]

I thought I would have see a South African jew, Joel Stransky in this video,he score the winning drop gaol, and secure the 1995 rugby world cup for the South African springbok rugby team in the final minute of the game, a moment of brilliance, South Africa will never forget that moment,

[@Auss3Natasha]

I remember a tale from a piece on Hank Greenberg. Disclaimer- I was born in Detroit in '56. I grew up listening to tales of Hank Greenberg. Anyway. When Greenberg went into the Army(drafted), he was in line in basic training. Drill instructor came up and said "I hate Jews. Any Jews here. Greenberg raised his hand and said I am Jewish. Drill instructor walks up to Greenberg(6foot4), looks up at him and says something to the effect of "well, not with you". In the video, Greenberg's son tells it soooo well.

[@TheTerminator-2]

I can really relate to this video. No I'm not Jewish, but ... I onced dated a girl who said she worked with a guy who lived next to a Jewish couple. So I feel I have a bond with Jewish people.

[@fast6232]

Inspirational

[@butchyshoe]

That gave me a good belly laugh !

[@sheilanovitz8578]

@@butchyshoe Me too!

[@metaphysicsandhoops6448]

Moron

[@MrBoazhorribilis]

Jews do that to you. It must be that Hebrew mysticism some people like to talk about. Cheers!

[@burtongreenberg2897]

I loved that story about my people.

[@billofjazz]

I followed Al Michaels through 2 TV stations in Honolulu and was nicely surprised when he arrived in the lower 48 to broadcast different sports. I have always been a fan. He was man of the year at KGMB. I have known that some of my favorite sports stars, actors and other entertainment stars were Jewish, but never knew that Al Michaels was until 20 minutes ago. Hooray for Al. I really enjoyed this video and have watched several others about jews in every walk of life.

[@fredyucht9003]

Harold Abraham-Gold Medal Olympic100m champion--Chariots of Fire

[@Aditiyan]

Superb video. Thanks. Shalom.

[@ciladrucker8814]

Good for Us, them, I am very proud of our athletes

[@robertpolnicky7702]

Mark Spitz a long time ago. He had it all. Looks brains athletic talent.

[@suecollins8199]

Mark Spitz, great swimmer for USA @ Munich Olympic Games, c1972.

[@jonathanrio6587]

An interesting related story. Mendy Rudolph, Norm Drucker and Earl "Yogi" Strom (My dad) were the top 3 NBA referees through the 50's, 60's and 70s (and more....) with A LOT of personality! They were referred to as "The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost" of referees. My dad used to just shake his head and say, "And all three of us are Jewish!" and crack up!

[@caterinialawrence4989]

Where's Sid Luckman from the Chicago Bears?!

[@sheilanovitz8578]

Well done. Makes me sad, angry and, in the end, proud and happy. Thank you.

[@merlindavilla797]

Great PEOPLE of the BOOK Achievers in sports..truly the JEWS excel in all aspects of life

[@garyspinner687]

It has recently been reported that martial arts legend Bruce Lee's great-grandfather, Mozes Hartog Bosman, came from a Dutch Jewish family of German descent.

[@sheilanovitz8578]

@Lee Kenyon : Cite your sources, please?? Don’t spread unsubstantiated ‘information.’

[@robertgandler3177]

Never forget that Hank Greenberg taught his teammate Ralph Kiner the finer points of power hitting in his one year with the Pittsburgh Pirates and both were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame! Jews have a long history of teaching. However , it is amazing that Hank Greenberg graduated from James Monroe High School in the Bronx and waa signed by the Detroit Tigers! Amazingly Arnold "Red" Auerbach graduated from my mother's alma mater, Eastern District High School but became a Hall of Fame coach and president of the Biston Celtics! He was clearly the greatest evaluator of basketball talent ever!

[@richardvonzerneck3409]

How could you forget henry Wittenburgm Gold Medal in wrestling in 1948, silver in 1952 and coach of the American Olympic wrestling team in 1968?

[@daleshapiro3849]

Henry Wittenberg was my wrestling coach at CCNY. His silver in 1952 was when he was wrestling with a torn pectoral muscle. He had hundreds of AAU wins and is usually listed in the top 25 Jewish athletes of all time.

[@OzerBergman]

You forgot broadcasters! Al Michaels, Howard Cosell, Marv Albert and brothers, Mel Allen ….

[@NathanGoodman-l2d]

What about Tamir Goodman in basketball?

[@a7128]

The 3 best Jewish sportsmen of all time (in no particular order), Yossi Benayoun, Ronny Rosenthal, Avi Cohen.

[@SuperFredAZ]

Isaac Berger, 132 lb. Gold Medal winner in 1956 Weight Lifting at 17 years of age

[@gspieler]

So proud that we have overcome the barriers that kept us out are now gone.

[@sheilanovitz8578]

@Geri Spieler : Ah, not all gone, unfortunately. They just keep on popping up.

[@chanalan18]

Wow ! I loved watching this ! So inspiring!!!

[@robertbailey736]

God bless them all and I hope they continue in their success and all they do in life.

[@steveadams7596]

They are missing Rod Carew and Soccer announcer Andres Cantor.

[@sylvestervoigt9836]

That's why we have Adam Sandler's song to fill us in ("Bur bur bur, He Converted")

[@Bucinka8]

Rod Carew isn't really Jewish. His wife was Jewish, and they raised the children Jewishly, including the one who died as a teenager.

[@steveadams7596]

Bucinka8 He converted to Judaism and considers himself Jewish.

[@Bucinka8]

@@steveadams7596 No, I am sorry but he did not convert. Best to you anyway.

[@susangoldberg6225]

I never knew there were so many great Jewish athletes. Very interesting and informative. Thank you for sending it.

[@registame2878]

Well said

[@samlaylong9883]

proud of my origin

[@praveenliverpool]

The Jews always have the golden touch👍

[@richarddenny5340]

I'm not Jewish but as kid recall Mike Epstein of the Rochester Red Wings ( a minor league team ) hitting homeruns of the tapemeausure variety. Amazing power he had. From the Wings he made it the major leagues and had good career with 3 different teams Washington and Oakland. I believe he was on one the Oakland teams that won a World Series, thus getting a beautiful World Series ring. I read where he bought a ranch in Wyoming and raised cattle after retiring. He was a good player.

[@Anglitimmike]

What about Daniel P Mendoza (jewish ), the first recognised heavyweight boxing champion of the world in the 18th century

[@lisakinman940]

My son-in-law is his descendant and looks just like him!

[@fairalways]

My grandfather's brother, Joss Shore, ran in the Milrose games alongside Harold Abrahams of Chariots of Fire. Story goes he was running down by the beach in Brooklyn, and some running club was running there and thought they'd show the Jew up in a race. He pantsed all of them, and they asked him to join the club.

[@catherinecrew1739]

Chariots of Fire ,the movie was based on Scottish missionary,Eric Liddell . He refused to run on a Sunday, the Sabbeth. The King asked him , did other dignitaries,but he still refused. One of his teammates took his place.He went on to win gold on a day other than a Sunday.

[@fairalways]

@@catherinecrew1739 I suggest you look up the actual Harold Abrahams. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Abrahams

[@kablanetkablanet989]

You forgot to mention Rabbi Raphael Halperin who wrestled with the Star of David as a symbol

[@billbergendahl2911]

I have great admiration for the Jewish people.

[@Albertanator]

The Jewish people have excelled in so many fields that we shouldn't be surprised that they can also excel in the Sporting world! Well done to them!

[@Albertanator]

@Benjamin Mordecai That may be true but so what? The Jewish people are a tiny people numerically but they have had tremendous success in many fields and more the power to them....we should be emulating the Jewish experience instead of being Jealous of them....I applaud success by any people.....good on them....

[@mkoonin1]

You can add to the list Charlene Paletz(Koonin),silver & bronze medals at the world trampoline championships

[@joanneglassoff6947]

What about Gal Fridman who won Israel's first and only Olympic Gold Medal???

[@MrCHAIRMANOFTHEBORED]

I have to admit that when I saw the title for this video "Jews in Sports" I was thinking it was a comedy sketch!!!!!

[@grettaploskin9373]

Awesome video ❤. We really need Peace .

[@MDMiller60]

Great. Most of which I never knew.

[@barbaramorgan633]

Very Impressive Loved watching this Hold ur head high You got what it takes I would say ur born with determination

[@albertvhunte3485]

Outstanding well done

[@davidrosen843]

Well done!

[@marleneazoulei5503]

שכחת להזכיר את ארמנד אמויאל, ב-1956, בג'יי.או של מלבורן ומי היה אלוף עולם החרב. הוא נולד בלמוריסייר שבאלג'יריה ומת בצרפת. דודתה הייתה סבתי. מרלן

[@ronaldfousek1079]

How can you forget Moe Berg?

[@anamariaminucci243]

Happy is inside us.

[@richarddenny5340]

Baltimore too

[@ThePetekA]

Too many Americans! One country with many Jewish Champions is Hungary! From Football to Fencing!!

[@yalezussman7063]

Where's Mark Spitz, who won 7 golds in the 972 Olympics, and held the record for most golds for thirty years...

[@Auss3Natasha]

He was there. Mustache and all.

[@JoeGunn84]

9:12

[@cootriley6]

Uplifting Video!

[@amyt2400]

Great film! 👌🏽

[@proximstenvaag1072]

You forgot Victor Perez, Yohann Fauveau, Cyril Benzaquen, Fabrice Fourment, Patrick Bittan, Fabrice Benichou. You dont like french jewish or what?

[@adaptiveagile]

Oh yeah, Patrick Bittan. I forgot about him. My old BJJ coach trained with him. I know of a world famous BJJ name, but out of respect for him, he is private and doesn't make it a public thing. Few others in the BJJ community as well. There are a number of other Jewish martial arts champions and/or high level players, but overall, I think they are known mostly for Judo. Gene LeBell being an old school Judo guy, but Israel had some podiums in sport Judo. While I saw quick pics of them in this vid, there wasn't enough focus IMO.

[@ronaldmoscovitch6914]

tHANK YOU

[@jakobkuhn-olioff7348]

Amare Stoudemire?

[@charlesgelfand6022]

Absolutely yes. He’s a convert to Judaism and is a Jew like you and me.

[@haroldbregman2102]

Fabulous video

[@ellenshulman5795]

Some of these athletes I had no idea were Jewish. Yeah for Us!!

[@lucasbimbo7527]

Very interesting.

[@careyclements5400]

There are other great Jewish achievers in other sports not mentioned such as Joel Stransky (rugby union), Ali Bacher (cricket), Albert Rosenfeld (rugby league), Sid Moses (Isle of Man Tourist Trophy motorcycling) and Jo Aleh (sailing). This short documentary really only points towards sporting codes recognised by Americans.

[@charlesstuart7290]

Many of the greatest fencers were Jewish.

[@iandankberg6386]

Stiring moss, francois cevert, jody scketcher, lance stroll for formula 1

[@gniewko8190]

Irena Szewińska.

[@bobbyhanly3466]

Doesn't mention Diego Maradona, Mohammed Ali, Shohei Ohtani, Pat Henderson, Paidi O'Se, Rachel Blackmore ...

[@js-ek3mc]

What about Moses Malone and Isiah Thomas in basketball..lol

[@kathyebstein5491]

How very sad that the ten South African Springbok Rugby Players (also known as the Minyan of South African Rugby) were NOT mentioned!!! There are many very well known South African Jews who have excelled in sport all over the world and in South Africa as well. Perhaps a follow up on those you left out should be made!!

[@samlaylong9883]

Joost vanderweinsten half back

[@charlesstuart7290]

I am American but was aware of Joel Stransky and his role in South Africa's World Championship I thought that I read somewhere that the team didn't consider themselves lucky unless they had a Jewish player on side.

[@tonybroderick4808]

Some of these have very little Jewish heritage.

[@mklein818]

Love.

[@Lokh66]

Awesome

[@bekatak654]

And where are Jews of sport of other countries?

[@canvas11xD]

But have they ever won a WWE championship or a World Heavy Weight title ?

[@ogreman-lll-957]

Isn’t bettman Jewish?

[@AaronMood]

I hate sports, But this means alot to me. 😭💝

[@ronaldfousek1079]

Why?

[@mariuswechsler8721]

Not included here is Angelica Rozeanu, the woman who won the greatest number of World Table Tennis Championships in the history of the sport. She played for Romania in the 1940’s and 50’s, whose anti Semitic government tarnished her image with false accusations when she represented the country at the Tokyo Worlds, and she eventually emigrated to Israel where she died. Also ignored were many Jewish male World Table Tennis champions of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s like Victor Barna, Laszlo Belak, Richard Bergmann, as well as US’s own flamboyant table tennis great Marty Reisman.

[@nolanbowen8800]

This is very interesting. Among others, I didn't know the Klitschko brothers were from Judah. They're not through fighting being from the Ukraine. Samson was from Dan not Judah. I was interested to see a Buxton as my dad's mothers is a Buxton. I wouldn't be surprised if we have some of that blood.

[@davidabraxas3757]

inadequate! missed most of the best stuff. greatest female sprinter in track history, also a jew, Irena Szewinska, the only sprinter (male of female) to hold the world record in all 3 of the main sprint events (100m, 200m, 400m). She won medals in every olympics from Tokyo 1964 to Montreal 1976, one of longest olympic track & field streaks (figures that our greatest physical specimen would be a jewish woman). David Sime, Marty Glickman, olympic sprinters, Dwight Stones, possibly greatest high jumper ever, . Jews who won Super Bowls as members of greatest NFL Dynasties: Ed Newman OL (Dolphins, 1973), Randy Grossman TE (Steelers, 1974-1979), Harris Barton OL (49ers, 1988-89, 1994). Sid Luckman Chicago Bears quarterback.

[@mrfunball5204]

I can eat more chicken than any man alive 🐔

[@cliftonboyz1959]

They totally missed out on the contributions of British, Australia, New Zealand and South African Jewish contributors.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Well, they mentioned a few Brits (but not many). But you're right about the other countries. New Zealand's olympic champion rower Nathan Cohen and legendary rugby international Josh Kronfeld deserve a mention, at least!

[@cliftonboyz1959]

James Dignan music In SA rugby, Morris Zimmerman, Fred Smollan, Alan Menter, Joseph Kaminer, Wilf Rosenberg, Louis Babrow, Cecil Moss, Okey Geffin, Syd Nomis and Joel Stransky (half) come to mind. In cricket, Manfred Suskind, Sydney Olinsky, Dennis Gamsay, Norman Gordon, Ali Bacher, Adam Bacher have represented SA.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

@@cliftonboyz1959 I'd forgotten that Stransky was Jewish. Great player.

[@mydraftable6526]

@@cliftonboyz1959 The springbok hockey captain. Unbelievable player. Just can't think of his name.

[@clarenceboddicker1162]

@4:38 Derek chauvin learned from the IDF…

[@michellestein2257]

Didn't mention Sidney Franklin the great matador from Brooklyn.

[@strwbrypop]

"El Nino del Biberon," as he was known to his Spanish friends!

[@putzgadol]

You missed Israeli basketball star Banana Shafir

[@davidcourt238]

Beckham is not a Jew, I understand one of his g-fathers was. George and Ben Cohen are not members of the tribe.

[@mkphilly]

You understand Beckham had a grandfather who was Jewish ?!? The doc was very clear that he gave credit to his gf as instrumental in his life. Listen closer next time. And there was no mention of the Cohens: what was that point about???

[@mauricecohen3830]

If it is on his mother's side then he is Jewish.

[@davidcourt238]

Founder of the Harlem globetrotters, sorry forgot the name

[@strwbrypop]

Abe Saperstein

[@jimdellavecchia4594]

Many more agents and management types than athletes

[@jorgecontrerasmantero9419]

Son los más grbdes

[@sharonelias-hudnall5550]

Why is no one standing for Israel?

[@Yowagwan3003]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@denniscoffey117]

Rudi Ball

[@charlesstuart7290]

The one Jew the Nazis weren't able to kick of the German Olympic Hockey team.

[@moes786121]

Yossi Benayoun he played soccer was a good player at Liverpool 👍

[@rajivmurkejee7498]

Harold Abrahams converted to Roman Catholicism

[@mauricecohen3830]

You can never leave the Jewish nation.

[@contralt2374]

Братья Кличко евреи ???

[@igorpustilnik6668]

Contralt2374, да братья Кличко евреи! Когда они учились в школе у них была другая фамилия!!!

[@adrianvisentin534]

Who cares about the sports activities by a member of a particular religion? This is weird.

[@mauricecohen3830]

That's because Jews were discriminated against for 2000 years and had to overcome great obstacles. The fact that they excelled well beyond their numbers in so many fields is a miracle.

[@Valhalla88888]

Abraham's only won due to the Scottish runner Eric Liddel not running on the Sabbath guess Abraham's was ok running on the Sabbath as he was not really Jewish more into girls and such.😊

[@normangoldstuck8107]

Abrahams was better at 100 and Liddel better over 200. TheJewish sabbath is on Saturday and Liddel did not run on Sunday as a Christian. 'They' turn up everywhere.

[@williammarriott6131]

Owning a pro team does not count.

[@chaimmeirzaner6383]

😂😂😂

[@jeannewilliams3531]

Antisemitic backhanded slur...

[@jallilhasffa7375]

Gervonta Davis and Tiger Woods.

[@Bluemax54]

Not very inclusive

[@1dominocat]

This film was not intended to be inclusive, but rather to help Jews feel proud of Jews who have excelled in sports.

[@ChanahsCreativeEdits]

JEWS AND GREEKS ARE THE MOST BRILLIANT RACES THAT EVER EXISTED.

[@WantonMyth]

Here we go

[@nicocola284]

The most brillant race is the Paris-Dakar one

[@contralt2374]

Самые великие аферисты: греки и евреи. Ещё не хватает армян.

[@ludmilaakerman8880]

@@contralt2374This is how looks Antisemitism , in this case from Russia. Long history. How you can say good word about Jews. And one more thing. I would not include Rodnina in this . Theoretically yes , her mom was Jew, But it was no bigger secret like this when she complete and even now she said a word about this. It’s very bad fact her biography. The Slutskaya. Never talk about father, like he does not exist. Just about mom. Her parents not divorced .

[@catherinetroy2600]

Follow Jesus

[@josephlevinson8959]

Sid Luckman greatest Jewish athlete