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Jewish Major Leaguers and why we care about them
Nearly all fans of baseball history have heard of Hank Greenberg. Most have heard of Al Rosen. Fewer, however, have heard of Cal Abrams, and hardly any, it is safe to say, have heard of Lou Limmer. All four are members of a compelling team — the 165 American Jews who played Major League Baseball between the 1870s and the end of the 2010 season.
Why should we care about Jews who played in the Major Leagues?
Baseball helped American Jews feel at home and helped non-Jewish Americans feel comfortable around them. For instance, there is the famous Greenberg story of sitting out a game on Yom Kippur in 1934. The actions of the slugging Tigers’ first baseman along with his home runs made him a hero to Jews and non-Jews.
TKO in 3rd for ex-day schooler
Argentina’s Duer defends her super flyweight title
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – In many ways, Carolina Raquel Duer is a typical middle-class Jewish kid from Buenos Aires. She attended a Jewish day school, spent time working and traveling in Israel, and celebrated becoming a bat mitzvah at a Conservative synagogue.
When she stepped into the ring Nov. 12 at Club Atletico Lanus, however, she showcased a set of talents not commonly associated with the Jewish women of Buenos Aires.
Duer, 33, is the World Boxing Organization’s super flyweight champion. Making the third defense of her title, Duer defeated Maria Jose Nunez by a technical knockout in the third round. Duer knocked down her Uruguyan opponent with a left cross, but Nunez scrambled to her feet before her cornerman — also her husband — threw in the towel to stop the fight.
