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Essay The So-Called Rules of Language, Literature, and Baseball Richard Michelson February 20, 2017
Essay Benny Leonard: The Golden Standard for a Golden Age Earlier this week, Mike Silver introduced readers to boxing’s forgotten Jewish champions of the early twentieth century featured in Stars in the Ring: Jewish… Mike Silver May 5, 2016
Essay In the Clearing Stands a (Jewish) Boxer Mike Silver is a boxing historian whose second book, Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing: A Photographic History, comes out… Mike Silver May 3, 2016
Essay Max Baer, Real and Imagined Earlier this week, Jay Neugeboren shared his personal list of the Jewish sports heroes that made him feel more American. Jay is guest blogging all week as part of the… Jay Neugeboren March 31, 2016
Essay My Jewish Heroes With the recent release of his latest novel, Max Baer and the Star of David, Jay Neugeboren is guest blogging all week as part of the Visiting Scribe series here on The… Jay Neugeboren March 28, 2016
