{"product_id":"when-boxing-was-a-jewish-sport-9781438436081","title":"When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Allen Bodner | Budd Schulberg\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Excelsior Editions\/State University of New Yo\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Excelsior Editions\/State University of New Yo\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Boxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid portrayal of the important role of Jews in American boxing history, and vice versa.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoxing was an integral part of American culture during the first half of the twentieth century, second only to baseball in popularity. It was also a heavily Jewish sport-from 1910 to 1940, there were twenty-six Jewish world-champions, and during the 1920s and 1930s, almost one-third of all boxers were Jewish. Drawing on numerous interviews and first-person accounts of the boxers themselves, Allen Bodner offers a vivid portrayal of the important role of Jews in American boxing history, and vice versa. \u003ci\u003eWhen Boxing Was a Jewish Sport\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for fans of the sweet science, as well as anyone interested in the Jewish American and immigrant experience more generally.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46313760620695,"sku":"9781438436081","price":2624.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781438436081.webp?v=1768670269","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/when-boxing-was-a-jewish-sport-9781438436081","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}