When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport by Allen Bodner National Jewish Book Award Winner and dissected year in and

and dissected year in and year out for decades

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When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport by Allen Bodner National Jewish Book Award Winner and dissected year in andA vivid portrayal of the important role of Jews in American boxing history, and vice versa. Boxing was an integral part of American culture during the first half of the twentieth century, second only to baseball in popularity. It was also a heavily Jewish sportfrom 1910 to 1940, there were twenty six Jewish world champions, and during the 1920s and 1930s, almost one third of all boxers were Jewish. Drawing on numerous interviews and first person