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Ijshof Inductions in Israel I nternationalInternational J ewishJewish S Sportsports H Hallall of of F Fameame Yad Yad Le’ish Le’ish Hasport Hasport Hayehudi Hayehudi “T “Thehe D Deeeedsd ofs of the the P astPast S hallShall Inspire Inspire the the Ac Achiehievementsvements of of the the Fu Fututreure” ” Summer 2011 TThreehree WWaysays HALL OF FAME ELECTS TWELVE ttoo VVisitisit tthehe ight men and four women have been elected to the International Jewish Sports Hall Eof Fame since our 2009 induction ceremonies in Israel. The following are those HHallall ooff FFameame who were honored in 2010 and 2011. They join the more than 330 world-class athletes, sportsmen, and sportswomen who have been recognized by the IJ SHOF since 1979. #1 Visiting Israel? One historic Baseball: last in 1992, and ranked No. 2 in the stop you don’t want to miss is the International SID GORDON, World when he retired. a 13-year Major League Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Boxing: Museum in Netanya. power-hitt ing infi elder- outfi elder with the MAX BAER was World The IJ SHOF extols the NY Giants, Pitt sburgh Heavyweight Boxing history of successful Jewish Pirates and Boston Champion 1934-1935. athletes and sportsmen at the Braves. The two-time NL All Star hit Ring Magazine named highest levels of sport, and 25 or more home-run fi ve consecutive the Boxing Hall of features photos, biographies seasons (1948-52), and was ranked Famer #22 on its list and personal artifacts of more among the League’s top ten slugging of the “100 Greatest than 350 Jewish sport heroes. averages. Punchers of All-Time.” He scored 52 KOs in 83 bouts. It’s easy to reach, located Billiards: on the Wingate Institute MICHAEL SIGEL was DUTCH SAM, Samuel college campus on the Tel pocket billiard’s most Elias – “The Terrible Aviv-Haifa Road – the main dominant player in Jew,” is regarded as drag between Tel Aviv and the 1980s, winning 10 the greatest small man northern Israel. World Championships in bare-knuckles ring history. The London- And, if you email or phone and six U.S. Open titles. Sigel amassed thirty-eight straight born 5’6”/135 lbs. son ahead of your trip, our of Dutch parents fought his fi rst match Hall of Fame Director will pool and 9-Ball titles during the decade. in 1801, and had more than 100 fi ghts, arrange a V.I.P. tour for you. He won his fi rst World title in 1976 and continued on Page 3 continued on Page 3 MOSHE THEUMIM & BOB LEVY Lifetime Achievement LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOREES recipient Uri The IJ SHOF’s Lifetime Achivement honors were Afek, and bestowed upon Israel’s MOSHE THEUMIM in 2010, Professor Izzy and Philadelphian ROBERT LEVY in 2011. Borowitch– Wingate heumim, chairman of the Board of Israel’s GITAM/ Chairman of BBDO and the PORTER NOVELLI Company, was T the Board. presented his Award at a special luncheon in his honor at Wingate Institute, this past December. ob Levy, chairman of DRT Industries, Inc., and successful With members of his family among invited guests, B chair of the Philadelphia Sports Congress, is a name Moshe was joined by: (l-r) Dr. Rutie Pilz-Burstein– synonymous with sports in the City of Independence. Director General of Wingate Institute, Theumim, 2002 continued on Page 6 quadrennial event were: Dr. Uri 2009 IJSHOF INDUCTIONS IN ISRAEL . Schreiber, Director of the Israel Sports Authority; Miriam Feirberg- Formal inductions to the IJ SHOF members, Maccabiah Games Akar, Mayor of Netanya; IJ SHOF took place in July 2009, at the Hall officials, and spectators were Honorary Chairman Stephen Rubin; of Fame Museum in Netanya, in attendance. The inductions Wingate Chairman of the Board with eleven honorees and family coincided with the staging of the Izzy Borovitch; Wingate Director- representatives on hand to 18th World Maccabiah Games being General Rutie Pilz-Burstein; and Joe participate in the unique event. held throughout Israel. Siegman, IJ SHOF election committ ee Many previous inductees, family Offi cials participating in the chair who hosted the event. Inductees: (l-r) Ilana Kevehazi and Gene Kevehazi (accepting for late father-husband Michael Kevehazi), Rutie Pilz-Burstein, Daniela Sedbon-Lantner (accepting for daughter Keren Liebovitch), inductee Orna Ostfeld, David Simmons (accepting for late father Harry Simmons), inductees Maury Allen and Donald Spero, Meir Ribalow (acceping for late father Harold Ribalow), inductees Jason Lezak, Ira Berkow and Mitch Gaylord, Avi Barta (accepting for late uncle Istvan Barta), Izzy Borovitch. PILLAR OF ACHIEVEMENT . CHAIRMAN’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE . MARVIN IJSHOF MILLER, Chairman Alan second Sherman, right, from right, presents masters the first tennis champion executive SAM SPORN director the fi rst Award of Major of Excellence, League at a luncheon Baseball’s in his honor in New York City. The prominent Players East Coast att orney was honored for his tennis court Association achievements representing American teams in France, and the labor negotiator who changed the character of Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, New Delhi, India and elite sports, received his IJ SHOF Pillar of Achievement Canada, as a member of the International Lawn Tennis Award at a New York luncheon in his honor last year. Club of the United States; and his competitive success On hand for the presentation were: (l-r) New York Times at six quadrennial World Maccabiah Games and four Pulitzer Prize-winning sports journalist Ira Berkow, Pan American Maccabiot between 1981 and 2009, during 1964 Olympic gold medalist Don Spero, and celebrated which time he won four gold and a combined nine silver New York Post columnist and ESPN analyst Maury and bronze medals. Allen. All four men pictured are elected members of TEDDY KAPLAN, Israeli masters weightlift ing champion, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Allen the 75-year old seven-time World Masters Championships passed away this past October (2010). and fi ve-time European Masters continued on Page 3 Page 2 NEW HONOREES (continued from Page 1) Judo: YAEL ARAD, in 1992, earned the fi rst-ever Olympic medal won by with only one loss – his last one. Sam was inducted into an Israeli – a silver medal in the Judo the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997. half-middleweight (61kg) event at the Figure Skating: ELLEN BURKA, the Barcelona Games. Internationally, Arad Holland-born concentration camp captured seven gold, eight silver and survivor, whose unique fi gure skating nine bronze medals. training techniques and groundbreaking RENA KANOKOGI, Brooklyn-born choreography produced 26 Canadian Rusty Glickman, is considered “the Olympic and World Championships mother of women’s judo.” In 1980 she medalists. organized the fi rst Women’s World Judo Handball: FRED LEWIS is a six-time Championships, and was responsible National Handball Four-Wall Singles for the inclusion of women’s judo as an Champion, and 3-time National Three- Olympics event (debuted at the 1988 Wall Singles Champion – all between 1972 Games). Rena was inducted into the and 1981. He was the 1970s “Handball International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. player of the Decade,” and inducted into Media: LEONARD KOPPETT is the the sport’s Hall of Fame in 1993. only sports journalist elected to both the Horse Racing: BOBBY FRANKEL baseball and basketball halls of fame – received thoroughbred horse racing’s the J.G. Taylor Spink Award (baseball) Eclipse Award (for “Outstanding Trainer”) in 1992, and Curt Gowdy Media Award fi ve times, including four years in a (basketball) in 1994. Koppett was a row: 2001-2003. During his career, reporter and columnist for the New York he amassed 3,654 1st place victories Herald Tribune, NY Post, and New York Times. He authored and $227,947,775 career earnings. The sixteen books on sports. second-winningest trainer in racing history was elected to Tennis: ILANA KLOSS, the World’s the Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in 1995. No. 1 ranked women’s tennis Doubles Ice Hockey: ALFRED KUCHEVSKY player in 1976, won the U.S. Open, was one of the top Russian ice hockey U.S. Clay Courts, British Hard Courts, defensive stars of the 1950s. His Soviet Italian Open, German Open, Hilton teams won an Olympic gold medal in Head Open, and French Open Mixed 1956 and bronze in 1960, as well as two Doubles crowns. In 1991, the South golds, two silvers and a bronze at the African succeeded Billy Jean King as Executive Director 1954 thru 1960 World Championships. of World Team Tennis (WTT), and was named its CEO/ He was inducted to the Soviet/Russian Hall of Fame Commissioner in 2001. Read more about each of these honorees at: www.JewishSports.net ...... VVisitisit tthehe HHallall ooff FFameame CHAIRMAN’S AWARD (continued from page 2) #2 However, if you don’t have plane tickets gold medalist, you can still visit the IJ SHOF on your was presented the computer, at: www.JewishSports.net. Chairman’s Award #3 Or, you can purchase the fourth edition of Jeewishwish of Excellence at a Spportsorts Legeennds, the coff ee table book that mirrors Wingate luncheon both the live IJ SHOF Museum and Hall in his honor. Also a of Fame website plus more! masters body-builder, (l-r) Kaplan, Eli Sadres, chairman of the Jeewishwish Spportsorts Legeennds makes a great Kaplan was the top- Israel Weightlifting Association, and gift for the Jewish sportsophile, as well ranked competitor in Dr. Rutie Pilz-Burstein, Wingate Director- as bar and bat mitzvah celebrants. the 50-plus group, and General, who made the presentation. Jeewishwish Spportsorts Legeennds can be purchased via your competed when he was 70 years old. He represented favorite on-line book seller and at conventional South Africa and Israel as a weightlift er at numerous book stores.
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