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100 1  Ruttman, Larry,|eauthor. 
245 10 American Jews and America's game :|bvoices of a growing 
       legacy in baseball /|cLarry Ruttman ; foreword by Bud 
       Selig ; introduction by Martin Abramowitz. 
264  1 Lincoln :|bUniversity of Nebraska Press,|c[2013] 
300    xxxii, 510 pages :|billustrations ;|c26 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-497) and 
       index. 
505 0  The 1930s. Henry "Hank" Greenberg, Hall of Fame infirlder 
       and outfielder, revelaing the survival of American Judaism
       generation by generation. 
505 0  The 1940s. Thelma "Tiby" Eisen and Anita Foss : baseball 
       players and pioneers for women's rights, in a league of 
       their own -- Dr. Martin Abramowitz : originator of Jewish 
       major leaguers baseball cards -- Barney Frank : fan and 
       congressman. 
505 0  The 1950s. Al Rosen : first-ever unanimous Most Valuable 
       Player selection, the luckiest Jew alive -- Alan 
       Dershowitz : from Avi the bum and ballplayer to Alan the 
       professor, defender, and civil libertarian -- Sol 
       Gittleman : first-generation Jewish American, realizing 
       the American dream -- Howard Goldstein, esquire : Jewish 
       baseball memorabilia collector, preserving memory Jewish-
       style -- Roger Kahn : author of the classic baseball book 
       The Boys of Summer. 
505 0  The 1960s. Sandy Koufax : pitcher nonpareil and perfect 
       gentleman -- Murray Chass : Hall of Fame New York Times 
       scribe -- Ira Berkow : New York Times journalist, author, 
       Pulitzer Prize winner, and Jewish son -- Rabbi Michael 
       Paley : unorthodox Orthodox Rabbi -- Art Shamsky : Hank 
       Greenberg redux -- Ross Newham and David Newhan : hall of 
       fame sports scribe and majjor league baseball player, 
       father and son. 
505 0  The 1970s. Marvin Miller : baseball game changer and 
       former executive director of the major league baseball 
       players association -- Ken Holtzman : winningest Jewish 
       major league pitcher ever, observant Jew -- Ronald Shapiro
       and Mark Shapiro : father and son, the merging of Judiasm 
       into America -- Ron Blomberg : designated Hebrew -- Marty 
       Appel : former New York Yankees public relations director 
       -- Joel Mael : vice chairman of the Florida Marlins, 
       Orthodox Jew -- Elliot Maddox : major league outfielder, 
       black convert to Judiasm. 
505 0  The 1980s. Donald Fahe : former executive director of the 
       major league baseball players association -- Jerry 
       Reinsdorf : owner of the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago
       Bulls -- Steve Hertz : major league infielder, legendary 
       college coach -- Al Clark : longtime major league umpire, 
       fallen and redeemed. 
505 0  The 1990s. Allan H. "Bud" Selig : innovative and 
       controversial commissioner of major league baseball -- 
       Jeffrey Maier : fan and tenth player -- Andrew Zimbalist :
       baseball's economist -- Leon Feingold : Israel baseball 
       league player of the year, Jewish physical and mental 
       giant -- Alan Schwarz : New York Times columnist and 
       Author -- Marvin Goldklang : multiple minor league team 
       owner and baseball man of influence -- Brad Ausmus : gold 
       glove catcher -- Randy Levine : president of the New York 
       Yankees. 
505 0  The 2000s. Theo Epstein : the youngest general manager in 
       major league baseball history -- Gabe Kapler : major 
       league outfielder and minor league manager -- Craig 
       Breslow : major league relief pitcher, Yale University 
       graduate -- Jeffrey Gurock : professor of Jewish history 
       at Yeshiva University, Orthodox Jew, and sportsman -- 
       Stuart Sternberg : from Canarsie to Tampa Bay to by way of
       Wall Street -- Kevin Youkilis : Euclis, the Greek God of 
       Walks. 
505 0  The 2010s. Darren Harrison-Panis : on course to be a major
       league baseball owner -- "Superman" Sam Fuld : outfielder 
       nonpareil -- Ian Kinsler : major league all-star second 
       baseman. 
520    Nearly fifty in-depth interviews. Each personality delas 
       with Jewish identity, intermarriage, future viability, 
       religious observance, anti-Semitism, and Israel. 
650  0 Jewish baseball players|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 Jews|xCultural assimilation|zUnited States. 
650  0 Baseball|xReligious aspects|xJudaism. 
650  0 Baseball|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Jews|zUnited States|vInterviews. 
947    JIS 
948    MARS 
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