Episode 0117: "Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing"

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Boxing historian Mike Silver, author of "Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing: A Photographic History," talks about the all-but-forgotten history of Jewish boxers from the 1890s to the 1950s. Silver reminds us that Jewish boxers and entrepreneurs dominated the sport in the 1920s and '30s, and he discusses the ways in which boxing helped Jews assimilate to life in the United States. Episode 0117 July 28, 2016 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts

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