Ron Kaplan is the sports and features editor for the New Jersey Jewish News where he hosts a blog about Jews and sports. The blog, Kaplan’s Korner on Jews and Sports, won first place in the blog category in the 2014 Better Newspaper Contest of the New Jersey Press Association. He also writes freelance, specializing in book reviewsprimarily baseball-relatedas well as pop culture. His work has appeared in such publications as Baseball America, ForeWord Magazine, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Mental Floss, and American Book Review, among other print and online publications. Kaplan’s first book, 501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read before They Die, was published in 2013. He resides in New Jersey.
"With a chapter of his work dedicated to each Maccabiah, Kaplan
presents a
balanced view of the 'Jewish Olympics,' highlighting both issues
and successes. His wit, fluidity and straightforwardness provide an
all-encompassing picture of the Maccabiahs, from the inaugural
Games in 1932 to the 19th edition in 2013."
Shana Medel, Jerusalem Post
A useful guide to a significant sporting event that was born out
of exclusion and anti-Semitism.’”
Kirkus Reviews
"THE JEWISH OLYMPICS is a fascinating history that goes beyond
sports."
Stuart Shiffman, Book Reporter
This important international sporting event needed a definitive
book and Ron Kaplan has at long last provided it.”
Marty Appel, author of Pinstripe Empire
Ron Kaplan makes a valuable addition to the study of Jewish
participation in sports.”
Bob Wechsler, author of Day by Day in Jewish Sports History
Ron Kaplan is the expert on where sports and Judaism meet. Now
Kaplan has written an entertaining, comprehensive history of the
Maccabiah Games, the competition where sports and Judaism so often
coalesce in fascinating, inspirational ways. This was the moment
for such a book, and Kaplan was the perfect choice to write
it.”
Howard Megdal, author of The Baseball Talmud and The Cardinals
Way
Ron Kaplan has produced an interesting, fact-filled account of the
Jewish Olympics,’ the Maccabiah Games. It’s filled with the
recognizable names of great athletes, as well as the thousands of
Jews from around the world who came to Israel to compete. This is a
fun read.”
Daniel Kurtzer, Professor at Princeton University and former U.S.
Ambassador to Israel and Egypt
Kaplan’s compelling descriptions of the controversies surrounding
the Maccabiah Games are what distinguish this book.”
Peter Ephross, Forward
"With a chapter of his work dedicated to each Maccabiah, Kaplan
presents a
balanced view of the 'Jewish Olympics,' highlighting both issues
and successes. His wit, fluidity and straightforwardness provide an
all-encompassing picture of the Maccabiahs, from the inaugural
Games in 1932 to the 19th edition in 2013."
Shana Medel, Jerusalem Post
A useful guide to a significant sporting event that was born out
of exclusion and anti-Semitism.’”
Kirkus Reviews
"THE JEWISH OLYMPICS is a fascinating history that goes beyond
sports."
Stuart Shiffman, Book Reporter
This important international sporting event needed a definitive
book and Ron Kaplan has at long last provided it.”
Marty Appel, author of Pinstripe Empire
Ron Kaplan makes a valuable addition to the study of Jewish
participation in sports.”
Bob Wechsler, author of Day by Day in Jewish Sports History
Ron Kaplan is the expert on where sports and Judaism meet. Now
Kaplan has written an entertaining, comprehensive history of the
Maccabiah Games, the competition where sports and Judaism so often
coalesce in fascinating, inspirational ways. This was the moment
for such a book, and Kaplan was the perfect choice to write
it.”
Howard Megdal, author of The Baseball Talmud and The Cardinals
Way
Ron Kaplan has produced an interesting, fact-filled account of the
Jewish Olympics,’ the Maccabiah Games. It’s filled with the
recognizable names of great athletes, as well as the thousands of
Jews from around the world who came to Israel to compete. This is a
fun read.”
Daniel Kurtzer, Professor at Princeton University and former U.S.
Ambassador to Israel and Egypt
Kaplan’s compelling descriptions of the controversies surrounding
the Maccabiah Games are what distinguish this book.”
Peter Ephross, Forward
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