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
Jewish community organizations, schools and settlement houses, which provided immigrants with educational and recreational opportunities, put together basketball teams.
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
Schayes recalled that when his mother told an aunt he intended to play professionally, the aunt questioned whether basketball was a suitable career for a “nice Jewish boy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
“I understand, Teresita. I have the Jewish star here on my necklace. My father gave it to my mother, and she gave it to me, to keep me safe.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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