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Are Jews Really No Good At Sport?
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Michael I Meyerson

Are Jews Really No Good At Sport?

Michael I Meyerson

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English
Michael Meyerson
17 November 2020
Social & cultural history; The Holocaust; Olympic games
Books written to address the myth that Jews are no good at sport all have a common flaw - discussing a list of great Jewish athletes does not allow us to gauge the overall success (or failure) of Jews as a group at sport. This book provides such a gauge by comparing the successes of Jewish athletes with those of Australian athletes at the Summer Olympics.

The book is, however, more than a comparison of two groups of athletes. Intriguing personal stories, snippets of history and the intertwining of bigotry and irony will engage the reader. Who would think it possible that five Jewish athletes could survive incarceration by the Nazis to subsequently compete at the Olympics with one of them winning a gold medal while three of them would also set world records? Or that the most successful Olympians in countries who have treated their Jewish citizens most harshly are two Jewish women-Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska in Poland and Agnes Keleti in Hungary? Is there a more fitting irony than the 1938 Nazi propaganda movie, Olympia, inadvertently showcasing a Jewish Olympian as its hero?

Perhaps truth really is stranger than fiction.

It's certainly more interesting.
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Imprint:   Michael Meyerson
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 127mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   399g
ISBN:   9780645008807
ISBN 10:   064500880X
Pages:   404
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

I have been a practising radiologist since 1983. Prior to that I gained experience in anaesthetics, paediatrics, medicine and general practice. Modest success in tennis left me with a rich collection of personal sporting stories. These stories ignited my interest in writing. My writing subsequently became influenced by my involvement in critical thinking. Several of my articles have been published in journals and newspapers in Australia, South Africa and America. The book I have recently completed combines my interest in sport with critical thinking.

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