Great Jews Boxed Set : Women, Men, Sports

Great Jewish Women, Great Jewish Men, and Great Jews in Sports packaged in a sturdy blue slipcase suitable for gift-giving. Great Jewish Women
In this popular volume, the Slaters profile more than one hundred Jewish women who have had a great impact on their respective fields of endeavor. Among those featured are Golda Meir, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Nelly Sachs, Barbra Streisand, Betty Friedan, Lillian Hellman, Wendy Wasserstein, Helena Rubinstein, Estée Lauder, and U.S. senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein. Their unusual gifts and achievements are interestingly presented and, where relevant, their relationship to Judaism and the Jewish people is highlighted.

Great Jewish Men
Biographies of over one hundred fifty Jewish men of distinction drawn from a wide range of professions-including literature, sports, the performing arts, science, politics, and business. The esteemed group of personalities includes Abraham and Moses, forgers of the Jewish nation; Rashi and Maimonides, great interpreters of the Bible, Talmud, and Jewish law; Theodor Herzl and Chaim Weizmann, Zionist visionaries; Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern, gifted songwriters; as well as contemporary figures such as Larry King, Stephen Breyer, and Isaiah Berlin. Through personal interviews and direct correspondence, the Slaters have been able to gain insight into the individuals profiled.

Great Jews in Sports
Replete with facts, figures, and statistics, Great Jews in Sports documents the contribution of Jewish athletes to the world of sports over the past two centuries. From home-run king Hank Greenberg, star of the 1930s and 1940s, to gymnast Kerri Strug, gold-medal winner at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, this new edition of a perennial favorite presents intriguing portraits of sports stars from around the globe. Slater devotes an entire section of biographies to outstanding Israeli sports figures. Also included are lists of the winners of the Maccabiah Games and of members of the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. First published in 1983, this new edition of Great Jews in Sports will continue to delight seasoned sports lovers while introducing a whole new generation to some of the finest athletes of our time.





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Robert Slater and his wife, Elinor, are coauthors of several volumes in the Great Jews series. Robert was a reporter in the Time magazine Jerusalem Bureau from 1976 to 1996. He is also the author of Rabin of Israel and Golda: The Uncrowned Queen of Israel. Elinor has worked for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as the coordinator for U.S.-sponsored research programs since 1982. Read more Continue reading Read less