Tag: Jewish sports

Sometime idrottsforum.org contributor Shawn Klein gave a two part lecture series on Jews and Sports for Arizona State University (ASU) Jewish Studies. These allowed him to branch out into topics he has thought about before and also speak to important parts of who he is. The first lecture, “American Jews and Sports Fandom,” was given on January 25 at the Valley of the Sun JCC in Scottsdale, AZ. The second lecture, “What, if anything, is Jewish in Sport?” was presented on zoom on Tuesday March 24, 2026. Both lectures are available on YouTube, with links within.

With the 2018 volume, "Jewish Sports Heritage" will focus on writing on any aspect of Jewish involvement in the world of sports. The journal will no longer be published quarterly, just one time/year, so this will be an expanded volume. We seek compelling essays, insightful commentaries and critical analyses.

By reconstructing the urban social field of sport during the interwar period as a site of identity politics, the conference addresses the history and importance of Jewish sports in different major European cities.

We are seeking compelling essays, insightful commentaries, critical analyses and topical symposiums on the most pressing sports issues of the day along with new perspectives on historical subjects.