Jewish
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Maurice Podoloff, another Russian Jewish immigrant, was the league’s first president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
By the 1930s, Jewish players had become dominant in college basketball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
In Boston, Red Auerbach, whose Jewish father emigrated from Russia, coached the Celtics to nine NBA championships between 1957 and 1966.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Schectman, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, had just scored the first basket in NBA history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Mrs. Diamant brought home new German identity papers and white armbands stamped with Jewish stars, and she did it by walking in the gutters, because Jews were not allowed on the sidewalks.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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