When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport

<p><b>A vivid portrayal of the important role of Jews in American boxing history and vice versa.</b></p><p>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 sport-from 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 accounts of the boxers themselves Allen Bodner offers a vivid portrayal of the important role of Jews in American boxing history and vice versa. <i>When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport</i> is a must-read for fans of the sweet science as well as anyone interested in the Jewish American and immigrant experience more generally.</p>