Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present
- ISBN-10
- 1512490318
- ISBN-13
- 9781512490312
- Category
- Young Adult Nonfiction
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-01-01
- Publisher
- Kar-Ben Publishing ™
- Author
- David J. Goldman
Description
Teeming with intriguing facts, statistics and historical anecdotes, this revised and updated edition of Jewish Sports Stars reveals the achievements of Jewish star athletes past and present.
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- 2006-01-01
- 96 pages
- Paperback
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