Famous Jewish Athletes
This baseball pitcher was known as "the man with the golden arm."
Who is Sandy Koufax?
He is a 9 time Olympic Gold Medalist, 7 of which were won during one single Olympic Games.
Who is Mark Spitz?
This quarterback led the Chicago Bears to 4 NFL Championships in his 12 seasons.
Who is Sid Luckman?
Sue Bird plays for this WNBA team.
What is the Seattle Storm?
This NBA star discovered ancient Jewish heritage in his family tree and began the process of conversion in 2018.
Who is A'mare Stoudemire?
This left fielder played his entire career for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Who is Ryan Braun.
He competed as a swimmer in the Maccabiah Games twice and won a total of 10 gold medals; 4 in 1965 and 6 in 1969.
Who is Mark Spitz?
This baseball player was known as the "Hebrew Hammer" and played first base for the Detroit Tigers in the 1930s and 40s.
Who is Henry "Hank" Greenberg?
This basketball player was nick named "Lady Magic" and is currently a broadcaster for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Who is Nancy Lieberman?
This Jewish actor depicted football quarterback Paul Crewe in the 2005 film The Longest Yard.
Who is Adam Sandler?
Harold Abrahams and his older brother Sidney Abrahams were British Olympians in this sport.
What is the long jump?
When he won 8 gold medals in a single Olympics, he broke Mark Spitz's record that had lasted for 35 years.
Who is Michael Phelps?
In 1948 this Cleveland Indian Shortstop was the American League's MVP; He was known as "old Shufflefoot," "Handsome Lou," and "The Good Kid."
Who is Lou Boudreau?
This Israeli basketball player was drafted 23rd overall in the 2009 NBA Draft and spent 10 years in the NBA.
Who is Omri Casspi?
This NFL wide receiver played in 3 Super Bowls and studied for his Bar Mitzvah while playing for the New England Patriots.
Who is Julian Edelman?
Angelica Adelstein-Rozeanu won her first world championship in 1950 in this sport.
What is table tennis?
Daniel Mendoza was an English champion in what sport?
What is Boxing?
Lawrence E Myers was a dominant athlete from 1878 to 1888 in what fast paced sport?
What is Track and Field?
This man is a windsurfer and Israel's first Olympic gold medalist; his first name means wave in Hebrew.
Who is Gal Fridman?
This player was the #1 Draft pick in the 2019 NHL Draft by the New Jersey Devils.
Who is Jack Hughes?
Viktor Barna traveled the world promoting Dunlop products for this indoor sport.
What is table tennis?
This Holocaust survivor won Olympic gold in 1952 and silver in 1956 in swimming.
Who is Eva Szekely?
This American Jewish wrestler won two Olympic medals and had a win streak that lasted over 300 matches.
Who is Henry Wittenberg?
This 12 time Olympic medalist and former world record holder is the first swimmer to represent the USA in 5 different Olympic games and won at least 1 medal at each of them.
Who is Dara Torres?
Isaac Berger was a 3 time Olympic medalist in this sport.
What is Weightlifting?