International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
Sports hall of fame in Netanya, Israel
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The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (IJSHOF) (Hebrew: היכל התהילה הבינלאומי לספורט היהודי, romanized: Heychal Hatehila Habenleumi L’Sport Hayehudi) is the international hall of fame for Jewish athletes and special contributors to the world of sport.[1]
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| Formation | July 7, 1981 |
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| Type | Hall of Fame |
Region served | Worldwide |
President | Jed Margolis |
Founders | Joe Siegman, Alan Sherman |
| Website | https://jewishsportshof.org/ |
The purpose of the IJSHOF is to honor Jewish individuals, worldwide, who have accomplished extraordinary achievements in sports and to honor those who have made significant contributions to society through sports.[1]
The IJSHOF has inducted over 500 athletes and sportspersons representing over 30 countries.[2] The Hall elects new honorees each year, with submissions due December 1 for votes for the following year, and a formal induction ceremony taking place several days prior to the Maccabiah Games every four years.[3]
History
The IJSHOF's predecessor, the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, was founded in 1979 by Joseph M. Siegman, a television producer and writer from Beverly Hills, California, and pharmacist Alan Sherman of Rockville, Maryland.[4][5] The original Hall of Fame included only American honorees.[1]
In 1981, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Museum was dedicated at the Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel.[6]
Inductees
NB — * denotes a posthumous induction
Pillar of Achievement
The Pillar of Achievement recognizes Jewish men and women who have made significant contributions to sports and to the world community through sports.[15]
| Name | Country | Field | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Abramson* |  US |
Media | 1995 |
| Jeff Agoos | US |
Soccer | 2022 |
| Maury Allen | US |
Media | 2009 |
| Yehoshua Alouf |  Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1981 |
| Barry Asher | US |
Bowling | 2022 |
| Linoy Ashram | Israel |
Rhythmic Gymnastics | 2022 |
| Robert Atlasz | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1986 |
| Baruch Bagg | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1981 |
| Moe Berg | US |
Baseball/Patriot | 1983 |
| Gretel Bergmann |  Germany |
Track & Field | 1980 |
| Ira Berkow | US |
Media | 2006 |
| Miki Berkovich | Israel |
Basketball | 2022 |
| Dr. Richard Blum | Germany |
Official/Administrator | 1983 |
| Alfréd Brüll |  Hungary |
Official/Administrator | 1995 |
| John Brunswick | US |
Bowling | 1996 |
| Daniel Bukantz | US |
Official/Administrator | 2001 |
| Si Burick* | US |
Media | 2000 |
| Murray Chass | US |
Media | 2012 |
| Haskell Cohen | US |
Official/Media | 1991 |
| Dan Daniel* | US |
Media | 1996 |
| Bill Davidson* | US |
Basketball | 2012 |
| Massimo Della Pergola |  Italy |
Official/Media | 1989 |
| Judith Deutsch |  Austria |
Swimming | 1981 |
| Artum Dolgopyat | Israel |
Gymnastics | 2022 |
| Lajos Dömény-Deutsch* | Hungary |
Official/Administrator | 1995 |
| Leo Donáth | Hungary |
Swimming | 1999 |
| Leone Efrati | Italy |
Boxing | 2000 |
| Thelma Eisen | US |
Baseball | 2022 |
| Al Munro Elias* | US |
Media | 2003 |
| Red Fisher |  Canada |
Media | 1999 |
| Jessica Fox |  Australia |
Canoeing | 2022 |
| György Szepesi (né Friedländer) | Hungary |
Media | 1998 |
| Ian Froman |  South Africa |
Tennis | 1991 |
| Harry L. Getz | South Africa |
Official/Administrator | 1985 |
| Brad Gilbert | US |
Tennis | 2022 |
| Emmanuel Gill | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1983 |
| Harry Glickman | US |
Official/Administrator | 1995 |
| Marty Glickman | US |
Media | 1996 |
| Chaim Glovinsky | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1982 |
| Julius Goldman | Canada |
Basketball | 1999 |
| Kenneth Gradon |  Great Britain |
Official/Administrator | 2002 |
| Al Greenberg | US |
Media | 1993 |
| Bud Greenspan | US |
Media | 1995 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | US |
Basketball | 2022 |
| Pierre Guildesgame | Great Britain |
Official/Administrator | 1985 |
| Allen Guttmann | US |
Media | 2013 |
| Sidney Halter | Canada |
Football | 2005 |
| Arthur Hanak | Israel |
Archivist/Administrator | 1994 |
| Lester Harrison | US |
Basketball | 1991 |
| Gladys Heldman | US |
Tennis/Media | 1989 |
| Harry Henshel | US |
Official/Administrator | 1983 |
| Jerome Holtzman* | US |
Media | 2005 |
| Joseph Inbar | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1989 |
| Mike Jacobs | US |
Boxing | 1993 |
| Hank Kaplan | US |
Media | 2004 |
| Max Kase* | US |
Media | 1986 |
| Ferenc Kemény | Hungary |
Official/Administrator | 1996 |
| Ian Kinsler | US/ Israel |
Baseball | 2022 |
| Leonard Koppett | US |
Media | 2011 |
| Kurt Lamm | US |
Soccer | 1993 |
| Harold Landesberg | US |
Official/Administrator | 1983 |
| Fred Lebow | US |
Official/Administrator | 1994 |
| Dr. Herman Leweller | US |
Official/Administrator | 1987 |
| A.J. Liebling* | US |
Media | 1998 |
| Bill Lippy | US |
Official/Administrator | 1997 |
| Willy Meisl* | Germany/ Great Britain |
Media | 1986 |
| Marvin Miller | US |
Official/Administrator | 2001 |
| Barney Nagler* | US |
Media | 1992 |
| Ben Olan | US |
Media | 1994 |
| Murray Olderman | US |
Media | 1997 |
| Charles Ornstein* | US |
Official/Administrator | 1984 |
| Orna Ostfeld | Israel |
Basketball | 2009 |
| Bernard Postal* | US |
Media | 1986 |
| Shirley Povich | US |
Media | 1992 |
| Julia Jones Pugliese* | US |
Fencing | 2002 |
| Jimmie Reese* | US |
Baseball | 1995 |
| Joe Reichler* | US |
Media | 2008 |
| Harold U. Ribalow* | US |
Media | 2009 |
| Ed Sabol | US |
Media | 1996 |
| Al Schacht* | US |
Baseball | 2008 |
| Dick Schaap* | US |
Media | 2003 |
| Eric Seelig* | Germany |
Boxing | 1992 |
| Joseph Shane | US |
Official/Administrator | 2002 |
| Jesse Silver | US |
Media | 1989 |
| Roy Silver | US |
Media | 1989 |
| Harry Simmons* | Canada |
Official/Administrator | 2007 |
| Emmanuel Simon* | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1983 |
| Dr. Uri Simri | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1991 |
| Margaredt Sonnenfeld | Israel |
Official/Coach | 1997 |
| Oscar State* | Great Britain |
Official/Weightlifting | 1989 |
| Louis Stein* | US |
Official/Bowling | 1992 |
| Bill Stern* | US |
Media | 2001 |
| Sam Stoller* | US |
Track & Field | 2007 |
| Artur Takač |  Yugoslavia |
Official/Administrator | 1989 |
| Sam Taub* | US |
Media | 1993 |
| Irving Ungerman | Canada |
Boxing | 1994 |
| Ben Weider | Canada |
Body Building | 1992 |
| Joe Weider | Canada |
Body Building | 1992 |
| Chaim Wein* | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1986 |
| Joseph Yekuteli* | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1982 |
| Aviezer Yellin* | Israel |
Official/Administrator | 1984 |
| Paul Ziffren* | US |
Official/Administrator | 1993 |
| Harold O. Zimman* | US |
Official/Media | 1991 |
Lifetime Achievement
In 1992, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame initiated its Lifetime Achievement Award which has been awarded annually honoring those individuals who have made significant contributions to the State of Israel and society through sports.
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Sam Sharrow | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| 1993 | David Pincus | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1994 | Karl Ribstein | Munich, Germany |
| 1995 | Monty Hall |
Beverly Hills, California, United States |
| 1996 | Yariv Oren | Netanya, Israel |
| 1997 | Alan Sherman | Potomac, Maryland, United States |
| 1998 | Moshe Rashkes | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| 1999 | Fred Worms, OBE |
 London, England, UK |
| 2000 | Joseph Luttenberg | Afeka, Israel |
| 2001 | Robert Spivak | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 2002 | Uri Afek | Netanya, Israel |
| 2003 | Lester Fein | Vernon, New Jersey, US |
| 2004 | Shimon Mizrahi | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2005 | Sidney Greenberg | Toronto, Canada |
| 2006 | Alex Gilady | Israel |
| 2007 | Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer | Los Angeles, California, US |
| 2008 | R. Stephen Rubin, OBE | London, England, UK |
| 2009 | Michael Kevezahi | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2010 | Moshe Teumim | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2011[16] | Robert Levy | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 2012[16] | Michel Grun |  Antwerp, Belgium |
| 2013 | William Steerman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 2014 | Harry Swimmer | Charlotte, North Carolina, US |
| 2015 | Robert Kraft | Brookline, Massachusetts, US |
| 2016 | Dr. Uri Schaefer | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2017 | Victor Vaisman |  Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2018 | Joseph Siegman | Los Angeles, California, US |
| 2019 | Roy Salomon | Montreal, Canada |
| 2020 | Sylvan Adams | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2021 | Henry Samueli | Israel |
| 2023 | Stuart Weitzman | USA |
| 2025 | Jeff Bukantz | USA |
| 2025 | Amir Peled | Israel |
| 2025 | Lori Komisar | USA |
| 2025 | Ishie Gitlin |  Mexico |
Chairperson’s Award of Excellence
| Year | Name | Field | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Samuel P. Spron | Tennis | New York City, United States |
| Teddy Kaplan |
Weightlifting | Israel | |
| 2012 | Reuven Heller | Disabled sports | Israel |
| 2013 | Zohar Sharon | Champion blind golfer | Israel |
| 2015 | Anita Shkedi | Pioneer in therapeutic horse riding | Israel/ Great Britain |
| 2016 | Arie Rosenzweig | Sports executive | Israel |
| Lenny Silberman | Management and Administration | United States | |
| 2021 | Stuart Lustigman | Sports executive | United Kingdom |
| 2022 | Eyal Tiberger | Executive Director, Maccabi World Union | Israel |
| 2023 | Ephraim Moxson and Shel Wallman | Editors, Jewish Sports Review | United States |
| 2024 | Gilad Weingarten | Broadcaster | Israel |
| 2025 | Jed Margolis | President, International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame | United States |
| 2025 | Yael Arad | Judo | Israel |
President’s Global Leadership Award
Global Tikkun Olam Award
| Year | Name | Field | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lord Mann | United Kingdom | |
