The Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inducted our Class of 2023, including Tal Brody, Larry Rosen, Jamie Schneck, Larry Shane, Whitney Tucci, and Dan Wigrizer. In addition, our award recipients were the Pillar of Achievement: Kenny Holdsman, Philadelphia Spirit Award: Jeremy Treatman, Simcha Gersch Award: Steve Goldman, and the Legacy Award Honorees: Morris "Mo" Arnovich and Inky Lautman.
The Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame contains a remarkable collection of athletes and others involved in sports activities. We have inducted 18 Olympians, including six medal winners, two world boxing champions, three women who made first team All-American in lacrosse, people who wrote brilliantly about sports or announced games, and others who founded, owned and/or managed professional franchises.
Inductees
Major League GM
He is a former major leaguer who was the General Manager of a Major League baseball team
Basketball Pioneer
He founded the Philadelphia SPHAS, a famous Jewish professional basketball team, and later the Philadelphia Warriors (now the Golden State Warriors)
Championship runner over 90
He was a runner who held the World Record in several distances for athletes over 90 and later for over 95
An Olympian who wouldn't go
She was a gymnast who was selected for the 1936 Olympics in Germany, but refused to participate because of NATZI anti-Semitism
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