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National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

Sports hall of fame in New York, USA

National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
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Sports hall of fame in New York, USA

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The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, in Commack, New York, is dedicated to honoring American Jewish figures who have distinguished themselves in sports.

Its objective is to foster Jewish identity through athletics, and to commemorate sports heroes who have emerged from a people not commonly associated with sports.

The Hall has inductees in the sports of American football, auto-racing, baseball, basketball, bicycling, bowling, boxing, Canadian football, canoeing, cycling, discus, dressage, fencing, figure skating, golf, gymnastics, handball, horse showing, horse-racing, ice hockey, judo, karate, lacrosse, marathon running, pole vault, racquetball, rowing, rugby, shot put, skiing, soccer (European football), softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track, triathlete, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling. It has also inducted authors, broadcasters, columnists, and sportscasters.

The Hall of Fame and Museum is located at the Suffolk Jewish Community Center in Commack, New York.

Inductees

[[Brad Ausmus]], All Star and Gold Glove catcher
[[David Blu
[[Barney Ross
[[Sarah Hughes
[[Lennie Friedman
[[Sage Rosenfels
[[Aly Raisman
[[Eric Nystrom
[[Yael Averbuch
[[Jason Lezak
[[Deena Kastor
NameInduction YearSportNotes
Art Heyman1993Basketball
Ernie Grunfeld1993Basketball
Henry Wittenberg1993Wrestling
Marv Albert1993Broadcasting
Max Zaslofsky1993Basketball
Red Holzman1993BasketballBasketball coach
Sandy Koufax1993Baseball
Shep Messing1993Soccer
Art Shamsky1994Baseball
Gary Bettman1994Ice HockeyNHL commissioner
Larry Brown1994BasketballBasketball coach
Marty Glickman1994Broadcasting
Sid Tanenbaum1994Basketball
Allie Sherman1995Football
Dolph Schayes1995Basketball
Fred Lebow1995Marathon RunningNYC marathon founder
Hank Greenberg1995Baseball
Margaret Lambert1995Track and Field
Mel Allen1995Broadcasting
Nat Holman1995Basketball
Sid Luckman1995Football
William Beroza1995Lacrosse
Benny Leonard1996Boxing
Gary Wood1996Football
Milton Richman1996Columnist
Moe Berg1996Baseball
Red Auerbach1996BasketballBasketball coach
Barney Ross1997Boxing
Bill Mazer1997Broadcasting
Marilyn Fierro1997Karate
Red Sarachek1997BasketballBasketball coach
Al Rosen1998Baseball
Danny Schayes1998Basketball
Dick Savitt1998Tennis
Irving Mondschein1998Track and Field
Norm Drucker1998BasketballBasketball official
Ossie Schectman1998Basketball
Saul Rogovin1998Baseball
Vic Hershkowitz1998Handball
Doug Shapiro1999Cycling
Ed Newman1999Football
Harry Danning1999Baseball
Ken Holtzman1999Baseball
Ray Arcel1999BoxingBoxing trainer
Warner Wolf1999Broadcasting
Julie Heldman2000Tennis
Gary Wichard2001FootballFootball player & sports agent
Len Berman2001Broadcasting
Andy Bloom2001Track and Field
Anthony Ervin2001Swimming
Cliff Bayer2001Fencing
Deena Kastor2001Track and Field
Jason Lezak2001Swimming
Margie Goldstein-Engle2001Horse Showing
Nicole Freedman2001Bicycling
Robert Dover2001Dressage
Sage Rosenfels2001Football
Sara Whalen2001Soccer
Scott Goldblatt2001Swimming
Tamir Bloom2001Fencing
Marv Levy2002FootballFootball coach & executive
Sid Gillman2002Football
Steve Nisenson2002Basketball
Walter Blum2002Horseracing
Jay Fiedler2002Football
Debbie Rademacher2003Soccer
Marilyn Ramenofsky2003Swimming
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block2003Track and Field
Amy Alcott2003Golf
Helene Hines2003Marathon Running
Sara Whalen2003Soccer
Sarah Hughes2003Figure Skating
Suzyn Waldman2003Sportscaster
Aerial Gilbert2004Rowing
Al Blau2004LacrosseLacrosse official
Benny Friedman2004Football
Brad Ausmus2004Baseball
Elliott Maddox2004Baseball
Jack Garfinkel2004Basketball
Mike Epstein2004Baseball
Ron Blomberg2004Baseball
Shawn Lipman2004Rugby
Sid Gordon2004Baseball
Thelma Eisen2004Baseball
Abe Saperstein2005BasketballBasketball owner & coach
Bob Stein2005Football
Gladys Heldman2005TennisWomen's tennis magazine founder
Isaac Berger2005Weightlifting
Jay Fiedler2005Football
Joe Jacobi2005Canoeing
Julie Heldman2005Tennis
Marty Hogan2005Racquetball
Mitch Gaylord2005Gymnastics
Ryan Levinson2005Cycling
Shawn Green2005Baseball
Shirley Povich2005Columnist
Bob Berland2006Judo
Carrie Sheinberg2006Skiing
Donna Orender2006Basketball
Herb Brown2006BasketballBasketball coach
Ilana Kloss2006Tennis
Jeff Agoos2006Soccer
John Frank2006Football
Neal Walk2006Basketball
Roger Kahn2006Sportswriter; author of The Boys of Summer
Bonnie Bernstein2007Broadcasting
Craig Ludin2007Special Olympics
Dan Lurie2007Body Building
Deena Kastor2007Marathon Running
Dwight Stones2007Track and Field
George Kalinsky2007Photography
Harry Haft2007Boxing
Howard Cosell2007Broadcasting
Jerry Markbreit2007RefereeFootball referee
Lennie Rosenbluth2007Basketball
Mark Spitz2007Swimming
Mitchell Bobrow2007Karate / Taekwondo
Senda Berenson Abbott2007BasketballWomen's basketball pioneer
Bruce Pearl2008Basketball
Daniel Bukantz2008Fencing
Hy Gotkin2008Basketball
Kerri Strug2008Gymnastics
Lenny Krayzelburg2008Swimming
Ron Mix2008Football
Sam Rosen2008Ice Hockey
Tony Kornheiser2008Sportswriter
Andre Tippett2009Football
Dara Torres2009Swimming
Dick Schaap2009Columnist
Ed Block2009Football
Gary Gubner2009Track and Field
Linda Cohn2009Sportscaster
Scott Levy2009Wrestling
Marvin Miller2009ExecutiveBaseball player association executive
Alan Veingrad2010Football
Bill Goldberg2010Wrestling
Dick Traum2010Track and Field
Jason Lezak2010Swimming
Russ Rose2010Volleyball
Rena Kanokogi2010Judo
Seth Greenberg2010BasketballBasketball coach
Abe Pollin2011Executive
Al Seiden2011Basketball
Dick Steinberg2011Football
Gabe Carimi2011Football
Hal Richman2011Baseball
Harris Barton2011Football
Jane Katz2011Professor
Niv Sultan2011Football
Steve Mesler2011Bobsled
Tal Brody2011Basketball
Al Davis2012Boxing
Arthur Richman2012Media
Debbie Rademacher2012SoccerSoccer coach
Howie Rose2012Media
Jerry Solomon2012Executive
Joanna Zeiger2012Triathlete
Jon Denning2012Auto Racing
Mike Hartman2012Ice Hockey
Sy Berger2012Executive"Father of the modern baseball card" and Topps executive
Aly Raisman2013Gymnastics
Andrew Bernstein2013Photography
Ben Helfgott2013Weightlifting
Boyd Melson2013Boxing
Bruce Cohen2013Lacrosse
Daniel Haber2013Soccer
David Mark Berger2013Weightlifting
2013Photography
Garrett Weber-Gale2013Swimming
Jacqui Kalin2013Basketball
James Metzger2013Executive
Jennifer Horowitz2013Fencing
Marilyn Ramenofsky2013Swimming
Randy Grossman2013Football
Richard Bernstein2013Disabled Runner
Sammy Gross2013Wrestling
Steve Bilsky2013Basketball
Adam Greenberg2014Baseball
Angela Buxton2014Tennis
Don Goldstein2014Basketball
Barry Kramer2014Basketball
Jay Berger2014Tennis
Joel Segal2014Football executiveNFL agent
Mark Roth2014Bowling
Lenny Krayzelburg2015Swimming
Wayne Goldstein2015Coaching
Joel Cohen2015Sportswriter
Lester Feuerstein2015Coaching
Lenny Silberman2015Coaching
*No inductions were held between 2016 and 2022*
Maxwell Jacob Friedman2023Professional Wrestling
Munich ElevenZe'ev FriedmanEliezer HalfinAmitzur Shapira
Mathieu Schneider2024Ice Hockey
Jeff Bukantz2024FencingCoach of the US Olympic fencing team; two-time Olympic medalist
Lipman Pike2024Baseball
Kenny Albert2025Broadcasting
Aaron Krickstein2025Tennis
Al Sloman2025Basketball

Awards

[[Gabe Carimi
[[Jon Scheyer

In addition to inducted Hall of Fame members, it presents periodic awards as follows:

The Marty Glickman Outstanding Jewish (College) Scholastic Athlete of the Year

Awarded to Charles Altchek (soccer), Yael Averbuch (soccer), Cliff Bayer (fencing), Matt Bernstein (football), Shay Doron (basketball), Hayden Epstein (football), David Ettinger (football), Jay Fiedler (football), Loren Galler Rabinowitz (figure skating), Rebekah Green (shot put), Bess Greenberg (basketball), Elvis M. Sternberg (gymnastics), Dan Grunfeld (basketball), Damion Hahn (wrestling), Sada Jacobson (fencing), Dan Helmer (gymnastics), Anita Kaplan (basketball), Brie Katz (volleyball), Chad Levitt (football), Jessica Levy (volleyball), Samantha Marder (softball), Boyd Melson (boxer), Neil Ravitz (football), Amy Rosson (softball), Rebekah Rottenberg (lacrosse), Mike Saffer (football), Jon Scheyer (basketball), Laine Selwyn (basketball), Marc Siegel (ice hockey), and football player Gabe Carimi

In 2025, Vassar College basketball player Tova Gelb won the award.

The Jules D. & Pearl D. Mazor Awards to the Outstanding Jewish High School Scholar Athletes of the Year

Awarded to Adam Balkan (baseball), Stephanie Barnet (squash), Ben Belmont (lacrosse), Rachel Blume (softball), Dannielle Diamant (basketball), Hillary Framson (soccer), Zachary Greenberg (basketball), Ben Herman (swimming), Emily Jacobson (fencing), David Kahn (swimming), Jesse Koller (soccer), Jarryd Levine (soccer), Max Levine (baseball), Jason Liberman (basketball), Sarah Lowenthal (gymnastics), Adam Mahfouda (lacrosse), Samantha Marder (softball), David Posner (lacrosse), Chad Prince (soccer), Jon Scheyer (basketball), Jodi Schlesinger (track), Justin Simon (basketball), Mark Wohlstadter (football), and Courtney Zale (basketball).

The Dick Steinberg Good Guy Award

Awarded to Lenny Silberman (Executive), Andy Bloom (shot put), Ron Carner (executive), Dave Cohen (football coach), Gerald Eskenazi (columnist), Jay Fiedler (football), Ken Fiedler (basketball coach), Stan Fischler (broadcasting), Alan Freedman (executive), Nicole Freedman (bicycling), Margie Goldstein-Engle (horse showing), Stan Isaacs (columnist), James Jacobs (handball), Steve Jacobson (columnist), Barry Landers (broadcaster), Nancy Moloff (wheelchair discus), Arthur Richman (baseball writer & executive), Marty Riger (basketball coach), Dick Steinberg (football general manager), Herb Turetzky (basketball), Lisa Winston (columnist) and Boyd Melson (boxer and humanitarian).

The George Young Award

The George Young Award is given to the person, Jewish or non-Jewish, who "has best exemplified the high ideals that George Young displayed".

It has been awarded to Ernie Accorsi (football), Lou Carnesecca (basketball), Preston Robert Tisch (football), George Young (football) James Metzger (lacrosse), and Joe McMahon (hockey).

Advisory committee

Among those serving on its advisory committee are Marty Appel, Len Berman, Howard David, Ernie Grunfeld and Paul Zimmerman.

References

References

  1. Finn, Robin. (May 13, 2007). "A Joke Inspires a Hall of Fame That's No Joke". [[The New York Times]].
  2. (2008). "The Jewish Quarterly, Issues 209-212".
  3. "Roger Kahn".
  4. (September 12, 2014). "National Jewish Sports Hall Of Fame Welcomes Its 2014 Class". [[CBS News]].
  5. Waggoner, Jim. (March 26, 2015). "JCC Sports Hall of Fame to induct Class of 2015 Saturday night".
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