Author Talk and Signing, Jeffrey Sussman “Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science” In Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science, Jeffrey Sussman tells the story of the coercive and criminal underside of boxing, covering nearly the entire twentieth century. He profiles some of its most infamousContinue reading “Author Talk: Jeffrey Sussman, “Boxing & The Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science””
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The Rise of Rocky Graziano
Max Baer & Barney Ross: Jewish Heroes of Boxing. Jeffrey Sussman @ East Hampton Library
click link below to see the video from the author talk Max Baer & Barney Ross: Jewish Heroes of Boxing. Jeffrey Sussman @ East Hampton Library
Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing”
Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing” Sat 12/3 1-3 PM In the 1920s and 30s, anti-Semitism was rife in the United States and Europe. Jews needed symbols of strength and demonstrations of courage against their enemies, and they found both in two champions of boxing:Continue reading “Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing””
Lou Stillman’s Filthy Gym
A recent article by Jeffrey Sussman, author of the forthcoming book “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing” http://easthamptonstar.com/Opinion/20161006/Lou-Stillmans-Filthy-Gym-Jeffrey-Sussman
Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing”
Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing” Sat 12/3 1-3 PM In the 1920s and 30s, anti-Semitism was rife in the United States and Europe. Jews needed symbols of strength and demonstrations of courage against their enemies, and they found both in two champions of boxing:Continue reading “Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing””
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