Talk:List of Jews in sports/Archive 1

Prof. Ellen Muller-Preis - not Jewish
(recently deceased) Most dont know this Olympic Gold-medal winner fencer anyway, but she is my grandmother and just passed away at 95. Please, I know she wass NOT Jewish, but Protestant as she is my grandmother. while i am Jewish from my MOM, my grandmother was not and in fact her husband was an officer in the Austro-German Army during WWII, so that proves that she wasnt because he would not have been allowed to be an officer. Now that she has passed away, please keep her information true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.166.134.3 (talk) 17:40, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Merger
List of Jews in sports and List of Jewish American athletes seem to have substantial overlap. I suggest that the latter article be merged into this one. -Will Beback 23:16, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree. the List of Jewish American athletes has also been a surprising vandalism target and there appear to be few people watching it. Merging it into a larger page can only help. --Bachrach44 17:32, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Good thinking
 * Agree. Several other lists of Jews need to be merged. "Jewish American actors" with "List of Jewish actors and actresses", for example. JackO&#39;Lantern 20:48, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Ethnicity lists discussion
Please see discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy) for current discussion of a potential policy to apply to all ethnicity lists on Wikipedia, including this one. JackO&#39;Lantern 20:48, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

The Undertaker
Whoever put Undertaker on this list should post some viable proofs to it, as this is the first time I have ever heard of him being Jewish. DuDe 14:36, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * He isn't Jewish. I'll remove him. Mad Jack 15:49, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It seems that Brian Pillman and Glen Jacobs were removed as well, but ObsessedWithWrestling lists them as being Jewish, and they appear to be pretty anal about their information (http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/jewish.html). Now, I'm not much of an expert on the matter, but maybe they should be put back on the list?

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Someone incerted * Tarek Ali tunisian club international ( I keep original spelling) Cannot find any second reference about him on Internet. And Ali is a Muslim name. E. W.July 3, 2006

List of Jews in sport shall be revised. Too many individuals without any worthy achievements in the list only because their Israeli or Jews. They can find place in stubs about sports in Israel. I offer very clear criteria. E. W. July 3, 2006

Rex Grossman - not Jewish
Despite the name... from Jews in Sports October 29, 2000, "Though we generally do not offer information on non-Jewish athletes, the high number of emails we have received regarding Florida QB Rex Grossman has prompted us to let our readers know that he is not Jewish." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by NjtoTX (talk • contribs) 01:58, 29 December 2006 (UTC).

Evgeni Malkin
I've removed Evgeni Malkin from this list (again). WP:RS is a non-negotiable policy, and unless the people who continue to re-add him to the list (and make the claim that he's Jewish on his own page) provide an actual source for this claim, I'll continue to remove it. Geoffrey Spear 19:25, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Malkin is definitely not Jewish, and neither are other Russians on the list, such as Davydov, Myshkin, Zimin and Zinger (who is and ethnic German). Tighina (talk) 14:43, 23 June 2008 (UTC)


 * You might want to check this link and see if it is correct:

http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/17344/edition_id/343/format/html/displaystory.html

and this: http://www.jewishsports.net/medalists.htm as the author appears to be unsure of all the names. Sposer (talk) 19:24, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Deleting Categories of Jewish Athletes
At http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion#Category:Jewish_fencers some people are suggesting that Jewish athletes, beginning with Jewish Fencers, should be deleted. I do not think that is the correct approach, or consistent with wiki policy, and thought that others might want to weigh in on the discussion. --Epeefleche 23:49, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


 * N.B.--it withstood the deletion attempt. Epeefleche 02:12, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

David Beckham is not Jewish, he is a quarter Jewish
Beckham said so himself: "..I'm a quarter Jewish..." He shouldn't be written as Jewish just because he had a Jewish ancestor (which was even his mother's father not mother's mother). He may participate in Kaballah but so does Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher and they are not said to be Jewish like Beckham. I saw on List of British Jews that Beckham has a reference from this webpage: but views like this shouldn't be taken as the only truth. After all, there are lots of articls that make such conclusions in sentence form: http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/00000002D476.htm Muhammed Ali is Irish? http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=3452&date=20060403 George W. Bush is Swedish?

You can find a lot of stuff on the internet, and from good looking places, this doesn't make them the ultimate truth. Wikipedia has a mechanism that helps deal with this. We shouldn't report anything that isn't well-established as if it was well-established. It is ok to mention that Beckham likes some aspects of Jewish culture and participates in them on his article, but so do a lot of people, and just because Beckham had a Jewish grandparent doesn't make him any more Jewish in totality than others.


 * Query whether he isn't Jewish per Reform Judaism/patrilineal descent.

Also, the percentage that one is Jewish is not how Jews determine whether someone is Jewish. And as far as non-Jewish views on the issue are concerned, I believe that the Nazis, for instance, would have been quite satisfied with his 25% as qualifying him for the crematoria. Epeefleche 02:12, 14 May 2007 (UTC)


 * By the standards of either mainstream or orthodox Judaism, Beckham isn't Jewish. His Jewish grandparent is on his father's side, which means it fails the test of matrilineal descent which would make him Jewish under Orthodox rules. Obviously, his mother wasn't Jewish, which rules him out from a mainstream perspective. And for reform Jews, because he wasn't raised as a Jew, he's not Jewish (a few occasions when he went to Jewish weddings with this grandfather don't really make him "raised as a Jew"). Beckham would, however, be allowed to make aliyah and become an Israeli citizen under the law of return. But given that he's obviously not practicing, isn't a Jew by any of the major traditions, and hasn't said that he considers himself anything more than part-Jewish, I'm going to delete him from the list. 86.149.215.55 (talk) 20:46, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Charles C. Moskowitz -- under basketball
Query whether he is notable, or should be deleted. I was not able to confirm the NBA Commissioner add, and deleted the reference, for starters, to his being a fine basketball player.--Epeefleche 20:07, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

if you were in AEPi you'd know that being a fine basketball player is a crucial part of who he was


 * The criteria, as indicated on the first page, is: "This list includes Jews who have had outstanding achievements in sports. The criteria is: a) 1-3 places winners at major international tournaments; b) for team sports, winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; c) owners of world records; and d) for sportsmen who do not pass this criteria but are still active, we recommend using section "Champion Hope" for each sport." --Epeefleche 21:56, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

There is no evidence that he meets the criteria listed above. I suggest that his entry be deleted. --Epeefleche 20:40, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Others to add?
--Wassermann 01:07, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Wendy Selig-Prieb
 * Jonathan Tisch
 * Steve Bornstein
 * Eugene V. Klein
 * Sam Schulman


 * I've not checked each myself, but if the bio indicates that they are Jewish, and they satisfy the notability standars, I would say go right ahead and add them. Epeefleche 02:12, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Attempt to delete subcategory of Jewish athletes
Well, they are trying to delete a subcategory of Jewish athletes again. This time, figure skaters. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2007_April_14#Category:Jewish_figure_skaters. I pointed out to the originator of the attempt that we had addressed this general issue already with the main category and with Jewish fencers, where the attempts failed. Still, they insist on trying to delete this category. Any help by your weighing in on the issue would be appreciated. Thanks again. --Epeefleche 00:25, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * NB-For the moment the category has been deleted. Various problems--some troubling, such as one person removing my comments from the discussion page, leading to the decision-maker not seeing them before making his decision- attended the deletion discussion, and at the moment I am seeking reconsideration or relisting of the request for deletion.Epeefleche 02:12, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Steinbrenner?
What about George Steinbrenner, the owner of the Yankees? --Wassermann 21:02, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I've not heard that he is Jewish. Do you have evidence that he is? Tx. Epeefleche 02:12, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

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 * Am not sure what the question is, but if it is whether he is Jewish, the answer appears to be yes.--Epeefleche 06:00, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Deletions of world championship information
Koldingo -- hi. Pls stop deleting material that relates to criteria for inclusion, such as world championship medals. If you have a problem with that, pls discuss here rather than edit war. I notice you have done so twice today already. The first time, without any explanation. The second time, you assert that the reason is "rm dated material and over description. this is a list of athletes, not a list of athletes and their lead paragraphs." I am happy for us to update any dated material -- what are you referring to there? As to listing world championship medal information, I've no idea what the basis is for your assertion is that it is "over description," and innapropriate here. It relates precisely to the criteria at the top of the list, does no harm, and there is nothing that I am aware of that suggests it is innapropriate. It is useful and interesting to readers. Pls leave it as is.--Epeefleche 05:57, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Too many entries without evidence, and FOOTNOTES DON'T ALL WORK
Now, I'm reasonably sure that including "Tiger Woods" and "Peyton Manning" was simply vandalism. But my attempts to click on footnotes for Pete Sampras and some others didn't link, and the footnotes didn't show up at the bottom. Furthermore, way too many of these athletes have no footnote or evidence attached. Thus, the credibility of the entire list is compromised. In fact, if an athlete is included here, I'm just as likely to assume that it was placed by vandals or overenthusiastic Zionists as by someone with legitimate evidence. Moishe Rosenbaum 14:43, 4 December 2007 (UTC)


 * The entries when clicked through should reflect that the player is Jewish, with proper support ... the evidence need not be in a footnote, if it is in the main article ... no need to do double-work.--Epeefleche (talk) 08:10, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Nancy Lieberman
Lieberman was born Jewish, but is a convert to Christianity. I do not believe she belongs on this list. Thoughts? If we list Steve Yeager and Elliott Maddox as Jewish (and they are), I do not believe she should be.Sposer (talk) 00:33, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Rod Carew
He is not Jewish, although he certainly has Jewish family connections. See Rod_Carew --Arxiloxos (talk) 14:36, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Luka Modric
Listed here as Jewish, but not mentioned on his article page. Dubious?--MartinUK (talk) 02:28, 12 November 2008 (UTC) He is not Jewesh.He has been seen in church for Christmas and in other ocasions.I have no idea why is he mentioned. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.205.2.128 (talk) 21:58, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Who is a Jew?
No, I'm not trying to start the debate, merely to clarify what criterion is used for inclusion on this page. Mother vs either parent? DMacks (talk) 05:07, 21 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Tried to keep it to who is a Jew according to how the non-Reform Judiam groups consider it, which is that the person's mother must be Jewish. Thus, for example, Ryan Braun is not Jewish. Sposer (talk) 01:44, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Neither is Peter Sampras. If the matrilineal side is the one deciding "Jewishness", Pete must be erased since his mother is Spartan Greek and Christian. His father though is half Greek, half Jewish but still Christian baptized. Plus, Pistol Pete was baptized and brought up Greek Orthodox Christian. Periptero (talk) 01:06, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

I do not like this list, but if I did it says "The criteria for inclusion in this list are: a) 1-3 places winners at major international tournaments; b) for team sports, winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; or c) owners of world records. Bolding denotes current competitor." ..... nothing about being Jewish then? Victuallers (talk) 18:50, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * No -- it's not limited to what one sect's (e.g., orthodox Jews) belief is, and therefore (as Reform Judaism does) can include athletes such as Braun, whose father is Jewish.--Epeefleche (talk) 07:49, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Boris Becker and Benjamin Becker
There is no evidence to be found that Boris Becker is actually Jewish (see discussion on Boris Becker article). The only source cited in the article links to a defunct webpage. Moreover, Becker recently got married in a Christian ceremony. And how on Earth did Benjamin Becker come to be a Jewish tennis player? There is no source whatever given for that, neither on this list nor in the articles about Benjamin Becker on the German and English Wikipedia. I believe that whoever put him on the list must have thought that he is Boris Becker's brother and therefore Jewish. In fact he's not even related to Boris! I think that both entries should be deleted if nobody comes up with evidence supporting the claim that both Beckers are in fact Jewish. --Aquinate (talk) 17:19, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I know nothing of Benjamin Becker, but Boris Becker's mother, according to many articles, was Jewish. Becker say he doesn't follow any religion in particular. However, unless he converted out of the religion, he is technically Jewish, whether he considers himself one or not. Wiki, for better or worse, has tended to follow the rabbinic definition (i.e., mother is Jewish), so on that basis, he is. He obviously was not brought up that way, and if he says, or there are articles that say he was baptized, then I would agree that he is not Jewish (although rabbinic law says you can't convert out of Judiasm, that is jus pushing it too far).Sposer (talk) 20:49, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * See bottom of Talk:Boris Becker - his mother wasn't Jewish (by the way, according to traditional Jewish law, it doesn't matter if someone who was born Jewish is baptized or converts to another religion - they'd remain Jewish; but that's irrelevant at this point anyway). All Hallow&#39;s Wraith (talk) 21:03, 14 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I looked all over for something like that. Thanks. Pisch certainly sounds Jewish, but maybe just her father was. Of course, if she converted to Catholicism after he was born, he is still Jewish. And, I am aware that no matter what, Rabbinic law would consider him Jewish (and her too if her mom was Jewish, even if baptized and brought up Catholic). That is what I was trying to say above. However, what I was trying to say is that although 99 of 100 times, rabbinic law is the right way to go (i.e., even if somebody who has a Jewish father considers themselves Jewish, if they weren't converted to Judiasm, they aren't), that is going just too far. There'd be a lot less Christians (at least in the Middle East) if we followed that particular Rabbinic rule.Sposer (talk) 22:08, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Hold it! ROD CAREW?
Wasn't Rod Carew, hall of famer in American Baseball, Jewish?-1998wizard —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.169.45.99 (talk) 21:35, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
 * See earlier section above. He is not Jewish. His wife is, and he studied to convert for a while, but he never actually converted. I believe that his children were brought up Jewish, but I am not sure.Sposer (talk) 23:18, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Really? Adam Sandler's song said he converted, but you can't trust Sandler. I thought he was. 98.169.45.99 (talk) 21:00, 7 March 2010 (UTC) (same as the guy who started this, just under a different name.

Julian Edelman
Looks like a Pats fan had some fun with Edelman's description. WR, U.S. man beast, New England Patriots —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.238.127.69 (talk) 01:58, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Larry Brown
the dude is hardcore jewish

List Quoted in Media
This list has been referred to and quoted in the following July 9, 2009, Jerusalem Post article:.

Chess?
Why not add a Bridge category, too. Really, if the (ostensible) significance of the article is that there is some attestation out there that Jews are non-athletic, then chess, as a non-athletic event, does not belong in this article. I'm going to delete this section at some point, unless someone gives a rationale for keeping it. (And I'll delete, not fork, because there is no attestation, as far as I know, that Jews are bad in non-athletic events.) - 209.6.146.164 (talk) 02:38, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
 * There is an extensive literature discussing the special connection between Jews in chess.  See, for example, the discussion here, especially the numerous sources cited by User:Quale and User:Epeefleche.  As such, it has been and remains an appropriate subject.  As to whether it belongs as a part of "Jews in sports" or in a separate article, I can understand the argument that chess isn't a sport, but many of the sources do treat it as such; my opinion is that it makes more sense to leave it where it is.--Arxiloxos (talk) 08:08, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Chess doesn't fit any definition of 'sport'. By all means create a 'Jews in chess' article, or a subsection of the main chess article, but having it here simply furthers the stereotype we're trying to remove.--MartinUK (talk) 11:27, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think we're "trying to remove" anything--that's an ideological battle, not Wikipedia's job. The sources may indeed have an ideological agenda; our job is to report the information contained therein.  And when it comes to question of "Jews in sports", sources do include chess in the discussion, either as an example or as a contrast. A few examples. --Arxiloxos (talk) 15:33, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Chess is sometimes included as a sport, although as you have noted it is very borderline. I think it would be better in its own page. There are dozens of notable Jewish chess players.-MacRusgail (talk) 11:43, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Archive
Unless there is consensus disagreement, I will archive threads older than 21 days since the last post.--Epeefleche (talk) 08:10, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Rugby
I notice that Epeefleche keeps on merging two of the rugby codes - league and union. Both of these are entirely separate sports and should be kept separate, much as the third rugby code, American/Canadian football is.

Also Bethel Solomons did not play for the British Olympic team. He was an Irish nationalist! Edwin and Barney Solomon are two completely different people.--MacRusgail (talk) 21:15, 16 June 2010 (UTC)


 * The approach in the list over the years has been to combine "like" sports. That's why we have, for example, Canadian football and American football in the same category, mens and womens basketball together, sprinters and discus throwers and shot putters in the same category, and different types of gymnastics, and different types of ice skating, water sports, beach and non-beach volleyball together, sailing sports, etc.


 * Finally, only a minority of athletes who have articles on wikipedia are listed -- the list is reserved for the most notable of those with wiki articles (or who qualify for wiki articles). The mere fact that a person played professionally, or was the first of his religion to play professionally in a league, does not qualify him for the list. Look at, for example, the fencers -- the vast majority earned an Olympic medal. The same is true for a number of the other Olympic sports. Even as it stands now, the rugby list probably should be culled further to bring it into line with the same high level of notability of others on the list.


 * Best.--Epeefleche (talk) 22:19, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Another point -- can you perhaps come up with two or three pix of the most famous current rugby players that we can put in the article? For most other sports we tend to use pictures of modern current athletes at a high level (eg, Olympic medals/All Stars), but seem to be lacking those for rugby.  We have room for two  -- or three, if we replace the current black and white.--Epeefleche (talk) 22:23, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Rugby union and rugby league are completely different sports. They haven't traditionally had the cosy relationship of American and Canadian football. In fact, any rugby union player who talked to a rugby league person could be in danger of having their entire playing career terminated.

Rugby union was also not professional until the mid-1990s, and even now a player does not have to be professional to be notable.Please read up on the subject.

As for images, it is hard to get them for most of the players concerned. I have tried. Although rugby sevens is due to be an Olympic event in the near future, standard fifteen-a-side Olympic rugby union was a strange business. The Jewish Sports Review has confused certain players with the British Olympic rugby squad (which was basically Redruth RFC)-MacRusgail (talk) 11:28, 17 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Rugby league and rugby union are completely seperate sports with different rules, different governing bodies and different international profiles. The Olympics' ambiguously titled new "Rugby 7s" event is form of rugby union. It is not the policy of the rugby union WikiProject or the rugby league WikiProject to merge rugby league and rugby union articles unless there's a good reason to do so (a player biography who's got experience in both codes, for example). For more information, see Comparison of rugby league and rugby union. GW  (talk)  12:57, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree rugby union and rugby league should not be "merged". They are completely different sports for the reasons Ginger Warrior explains above.--Mkativerata (talk) 20:16, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * As above, rugby union and rugby league are not "like sports" any more than American football is a "like sport" of Australian rules football. They just both happen to have "rugby" in their name for historical reasons and this means that some people take them as being variants of the same game (which they aren't).GordyB (talk) 21:38, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I've looked at the indicated article, as suggested. Interestingly, it begins with the following sentence:  "A comparison of rugby league and rugby union is possible because of the games' similarities and shared origins."  Which, of course, cuts in the opposite direction of your point.
 * But, cutting to the chase, this is an article listing various sports, and for ease of reference some are listed together -- despite being under different rules, and even different sports. I don't see these two being more dissimilar than, say a 100 meter sprint and a pole vault.  Yet, for these purposes, solely of this list, we lump those two together.--Epeefleche (talk) 01:03, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

The two sports have distinct social histories, I think it makes sense for a page such as this on the participation of Jews to reflect this.  LunarLander  //  talk  // 03:23, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Combining League and Union or American and Canadian football makes no sense. The 4 are different codes just as Soccer and Gaelic football are different codes. Also things should be listed at Amecian football not Football (American) Gnevin (talk) 08:31, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Aussie Rules
I notice a similar depletion of Aussie Rules players.--MacRusgail (talk) 21:59, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
 * See above. This isn't a list of every player in the sport who is Jewish.  That would be a much longer list for all sports, and the page is already far longer than wiki standards call for, and that has never been the purpose of the page.  Categories, for example, can be used for that purpose.--Epeefleche (talk) 22:20, 16 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I don't know why you are removing some of those players. I know Americans know next to nothing about Aussie Rules, and I don't exactly have a great knowledge of it myself, but you've removed players from some major clubs such as Essendon. This list is entirely US-centric. For example, we have reams of sportcasters from the US that no one has heard of outside it, but hardly any from other countries.--MacRusgail (talk) 11:34, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * The mere fact that a person played professionally on a major club does not qualify him for the list. Look at, for example, the fencers -- the vast majority earned an Olympic medal. The same is true for a number of the other Olympic sports. In baseball alone, there are 10x as many Jewish players who played for the very best clubs in the country, who are not on the list. Even as it stands now, the rugby list probably should be culled further to bring it into line with the same high level of notability of others on the list--its not clear to me that their notability is as high within their sport as those of their peers on the other lists.--Epeefleche (talk) 01:07, 18 June 2010 (UTC)


 * You can't use Olympic status as the criterion for this list. It may work for field and track events, but it certainly doesn't apply to soccer (Olympic soccer is less notable than many other tournaments), games such as Aussie Rules which have never been Olympic, and are only played in one or two countries, or widespread sports such as cricket, kabaddi or polo, which are not Olympic.


 * With fencing, the Olympic thing makes sense, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't work for sports such as Aussie Rules. You have to look at it from a non-American POV. A lot of the baseballers and American football players are barely known outside the USA and Canada, but I wouldn't remove them off the list. They're obviously notable in their own countries.-MacRusgail (talk) 13:52, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * First, to clarify -- the Olympic test makes sense not from an "American POV", but from an international view. Second, I agree that as to sports not played in the Olympics, we should strive to have criteria that capture the most notable of those players -- at the same high level as the notable fencers, swimmers, gymansts, etc. who won gold medals.  The criteria should be stricter, for this to be the case, than "is Jewish and played the sport in the highest league".  I'm open to suggestions.

Further criteria

 * I propose, btw, whatever else we do, that we consider as eligible for the list (and so indicate in the criteria at the outset) those individuals who are Jewish Sports Review All Americans, International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame members, and U.S. National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame members. For starters.  There are, obviously, more Halls of Fame, and it may be that inclusion in certain of the 30 books on the subject might be a good criterion as well, but for starters I think this would be a good way to make sure some members are covered who deserve to be covered but may otherwise not be included.  Thoughts?--Epeefleche (talk) 06:09, 23 June 2010 (UTC)


 * The US hall of fame is good for the Olympics and American sports (gridiron, baseball, basketball, ice hockey), but I don't believe it is so good for sports which are not so well known in the states, but are big elsewhere, e.g. football, rugby, cricket etc. I'm surprised though that there are no Jewish jockeys listed, surely some must be about.--MacRusgail (talk) 18:57, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Agreed. The International Hall of Fame should help.  And I am not suggesting that these be exclusive additional criteria -- just that they be added.--Epeefleche (talk) 19:07, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Owners, coaches, sportcasters in the article but not in inclusion criterion
The intro reads like this "Jews in sports refers to athletes of Jewish heritage who have attained outstanding achievements in sports. The criteria for inclusion in this list are: a) 1–3 places winners at major international tournaments; b) for team sports, winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; or c) owners of past and current world records. Bolding denotes current competitor." Which would mean that this article should only include athletes, former and current perhaps, but only athletes. As the list is huge as it is now, why are non-athletes such as, particularly, sportscasters and club owners, included. Shouldn't they at least be split into a separate article?--70.80.234.196 (talk) 15:02, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, did a little cleanup of uncited, unarticled entries and the article is still needlessly huge, the list needs serious cleanup as I have not checked if all the entries with articles actually point to the right people... The chess players should be in a separate article, and so should the non-athletes as they don't fit the inclusion criterion. What would be the harm in having a List of Jewish chessplayers, List of Jewish sportcasters, etc? It would also make each article easier to maintain.--70.80.234.196 (talk) 00:33, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * The cited sports books and Halls of Fame include them, so it makes sense for the list to as well. If you see a name that you have researched and believe is not RS-supported, pls tag it rather than delete it.  That allows others to see the issue, and address it.--Epeefleche (talk) 07:43, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * WP:NRVE, WP:BURDEN: it's up to those who add entries to include the cites, otherwise there's no way to tell whether an entry without article or cite is legitimate, complies with the inclusion criterion or is just a fake or vanity entry added by a vandal. Second, the books have entries that do not comply with the inclusion criterion discussed above, and there is no need to reproduce every single entry from them. Since the article is huge and takes forever to load and edit, I really don't see why it couldn't be split into separate articles for athletes, chessplayers (really, if a computer can beat you at something, it's a game, not a sport), coaches/managers, owners, sportscasters/promoters. It would really make it more manageable. Is there any valid reason not to split it?--70.80.234.196 (talk) 11:53, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * You are correct, both WP:BLP and WP:BURDEN apply here. Jayjg (talk) 04:46, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Not quite.  Wikipedia is replete with lists that are not completely cited.  Many have no refs.  It is disruptive to delete people ab initio.  If you were to delete all people on all lists today that do not have a ref, you would have a very sudden revolution of quite hostile proportion.  The civil thing to do is to tag what you question.  Your tags must be good faith -- some that lack refs right now clearly belong on the list.  We wouldn't, similarly, delete every sentence on wikipedia that lacks a ref.  And we should only tag questionable refs.  As with AfDs, the tagger should engage in a good faith effort before tagging to determine that the entry is not appropriate.--Epeefleche (talk) 05:55, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * We're not talking about all sorts of other lists, or every sentence on Wikipedia, just this one list. The material violated WP:BLP and WP:V, and restoring it violates WP:BURDEN. Rather than spending time arguing against policy, if you're very attached to the material, then I would recommend that you find sources for it (if they exist). Jayjg (talk) 01:00, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, that's not quite right. I am speaking about other lists, and other sentences on Wikipedia.  Which, per OTHERSTUFF, as you well know is appropriate as part of a cogent argument.  You, Jayjg, for some reason I can't fathom are keen on deleting such entries from Jewish lists.  While the articles that you wrote themselves fail to properly ref each sentence.  And, as you well know, this is one of the best-ref'd lists on wikipedia.  For some odd reason you focus on deleting entries in this one, and leave as-is lists that lack even one reference!  This doesn't violate the rules you indicated -- you need only tag them, and if a ref is not supplied in time delete them.  Rather than spend time deleting material you very well know is accurate, I suggest that you -- in keeping with the policies enunciated in wp:before, with regard to deletions of articles--do a wp:before search yourself, and ref the information.  As an admin you are supposed to model the best behavior.  It would be a good think if you were to live up to your obligations, rather than focus yourself on this peculiar effort to make wikipedia lists judenrein, while you apply different rules to your own additions.--Epeefleche (talk) 16:56, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
 * The articles I have written fully comply with WP:V, which requires "requires that anything challenged or likely to be challenged, including all quotations, be attributed to a reliable source in the form of an inline citation". On the other hand, the article we are actually discussing, this one, does not. Removing material that does not comply with WP:BLP is an administrative duty. Jayjg (talk) 04:18, 29 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Not true -- when you apply the rules to one group, and not to another, you are abusing your powers. Just like it would not be correct for you to audit the tax returns of all Muslims, but ignore other groups.  But just so that I can see that you really believe what you are saying, and not trying to con us all -- go crazy with this list, which completely lacks citations.  Somehow, I doubt you will do the same thing there.  But go ahead -- prove me wrong.  It will help me determine the locus of the issue.  BTW -- I also challenge you to attribute all items in the articles you created.--Epeefleche (talk) 06:24, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Per WP:TALK, I'm only going to discuss the content of this article here. Jayjg (talk) 00:23, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Splitting time
Just editing takes forever because it's too large. I'll leave the cleaning up of entries discussion until later. Can we agree to start with splitting this article into, say, the four following articles There's certainly enough material to make decent sized article for each of those. This page would now just be a list of those lists, with each article having their own inclusion criterion adapted to the occupation. Right now, according to the criteria in the intro, only athletes should be in the current article. By splitting, we wouldn't have to worry, and it would make managing each article much easier.--70.80.234.196 (talk) 22:52, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * List of Jewish athletes
 * List of Jewish chess players
 * List of Jewish sports team coaches and owners (title could be adjusted)
 * List of Jewish sportscasters and promoters
 * Yes, the article takes forever to load, edit, etc., and these various groups aren't really the same. I agree it should be split into these four lists. Jayjg (talk) 04:46, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't see why. The Halls of Fame follow this format.  The books follow this format.  Therefore, there is good reason for us to follow this format.  If you are having trouble editing, try editing by opening the section -- if you do that, which is really what makes sense, I can't imagine you have a "loading" problem.  As to these groups not being the same, I've already responded to that before, and yet again today.  I'll have to defer to the view of the Halls of Fame and the books on this point, over the POV of Jayjg which he announces as though it is fact.  With all due respect, of course.--Epeefleche (talk) 05:59, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not the books or halls of fame! They're sources, we do not need to follow their format. Are the books printed on a single page or scroll? Obviously not! Why should there be a single wikipage that is a navigational and editing mess (even per section)? Anyway, there's an inclusion criterion at the beginning of the article which is not followed, as it applies only to athletes, and whole sections of the article, such as the sportscasters, and even some individuals in the athletes section, do not respect it. That, by itself, warrants a split (or deletion of the entries that do not fit the criteria, but you seem to not like any deletion at, even for unarticled, unsourced entries, or those where the link does not point to the right person, have you looked at Joe Jacobs? Is the article about a boxing promoter?)  In fact, WP:SALAT clearly states that when sections in stand-alone lists are big enough, they should be split. Many of the athletes subsections are big enough by themselves to warrant a split. The only argument you have have nothing to do with Wikipedia or improving the article.--70.80.234.196 (talk) 11:47, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Jayjg (talk) 01:01, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Dear IP--The format of the books and halls of fame is instructive, as it reflects how the real world treats the subject. WP looks to the real world often.  For example, that is how we determine even if an article subject is notable.  The logic that leads to that format in the real world is the same one that leads to that format here.  It's not at all a navigational or editing mess, per section.  Agree, however, w/Mac below.--Epeefleche (talk) 16:50, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
 * How is splitting the article and leaving it as disambiguation not "reflecting how the real world treats the subject"? Again, I ask you, are those books printed on a single page? Are the halls of fame a single room? The sheer size of the article makes it unmanageable. By having four separate "new" articles while keeping List of Jews in sports as a disambiguation for all four, we get
 * Easier maintenance of each article. Right now the "inclusionist" approach as led to a massive sections with dubious entries and faulty entries that never get cleaned up because they are lost in the sea of other entries.
 * Articles that are easier to read and load. Not everyone has a the latest computer with a fast internet connection.
 * A clear inclusion criterion. Again, the inclusion criteria in the intro applies only to athletes. By having separate articles, each can have their own inclusion criterion, so we know, within the context of sportscasters and promoters, say, what constitutes inclusion in the list. It also means that, say, a coach who used to be an athlete can be listed in each article without unnecessary duplication. No more ambiguity on whether we should consider chess players athletes or not.
 * We lose nothing, except excess weight after cleanup. All the new articles can point to the others in the See also section.
 * It would also follow the Wikipedia guidelines for stand alone list.
 * So what are the arguments for keeping everything in one gigantic page? Using some guidelines as arguments would be nice...--70.80.234.196 (talk) 14:02, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

I would separate off the list of chess players. I wouldn't bother with the rest.--MacRusgail (talk) 15:45, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I think Mac's suggestion is a fair compromise (assuming we link to it in this list).--Epeefleche (talk) 16:47, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure, separate the list of chess players. Jayjg (talk) 04:19, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Not exactly a compromise... it would leave the article maybe 198k instead of 206k. You could say it's the easy first step. Rich Farmbrough, 22:56, 8 July 2010 (UTC).
 * Hm made it to 179k. Anyone want to projectify the new article? Rich Farmbrough, 23:58, 8 July 2010 (UTC).
 * 179k is a definite improvement, but it still needs to be split further. I have a fast internet connection, and it takes me between 15 and 60 seconds to load or make an edit to the article, no doubt because of its length, number of pictures, and in particular the almost 300 citation templates. The new chess article loads in a reasonable time, and can actually be edited. If we created the other two articles, we'd have three articles that loaded in a reasonable amount of time, and one that was at least less slow. Jayjg (talk) 06:00, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

So, any objection to splitting the article into the three listed above, so that the inclusion criteria are clear and met (as it stands, large numbers of entries here fail the inclusion criteria), and so it's easier to load, edit and maintain them? Jayjg (talk) 05:13, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
 * How about I create List of Jewish sportscasters and promoters first? If I don't hear any objections in the next couple of days, I'll go ahead. Jayjg (talk) 22:46, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
 * O.K., that went reasonably well. Now, as it still takes up to a minute to load or edit this page, how about we make that other change, create List of Jewish sports team coaches and owners and move this to List of Jewish athletes? That would help focus the articles, and make one a reasonable length, and the other at least somewhat more editable. Jayjg (talk) 15:35, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Bolding
Not very accessible? Maybe we should remove that. Rich Farmbrough, 00:02, 9 July 2010 (UTC).
 * I think it sufficiently accessible, and helpful.--Epeefleche (talk) 09:01, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Pro Wrestling
First, pro wrestling is not a sport but is sports entertainment, so the entire section should be deleted.

Second, if it must be kept, Randy Savage and Lanny Poffo are not Jewish. As citation 200 states, they are Italian Catholic. The fact that one of them married a Jewish woman does not make them Jewish. To the contrary, the citation talks about the strain that the differing religions caused, in terms of the families accepting the relationship. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.76.220.34 (talk) 20:39, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I've removed them from the list. Cordless Larry (talk) 13:58, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Individuals listed without citation; those removed are cited below
There are citation needed tags against the names of 40-odd individuals on this list. May I suggest that we decide to remove these people from the list relatively soon? Most have been tagged for several months without a citation being added. Cordless Larry (talk) 13:55, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
 * In fact, they've all been tagged since either June or July. Cordless Larry (talk) 13:58, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I would suggest: a) give it another month; b) at that point if after checking there is no reason to suspect it is accurate (as in the brother of the Jewish athlete, or the Israelis, etc.), then deletion would seem reasonable. We might want to make a list here of those deleted if there are many, as future articles, etc., may shed further light.--Epeefleche (talk) 05:37, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I would prefer that we delete anything unsourced, regardless of whether we suspect that it is correct or not. This is a BLP issue, after all, and if a source can't be found we shouldn't be making any claims. I'm happy to leave it until next month though. Cordless Larry (talk) 16:01, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Unlike a list such as a list of AIDS carriers or people convicted of felonies, it does not raise the same level of blp concerns. In addition, many other blp lists exist with far lesser indicia that a person is part of the list in question (and yes, otherstuffexists is a reasonable argument when part of a larger argument).  This is also one of the very best-cited lists on wikipedia ... we would be hard-pressed to find a dozen others that are so well footnoted.  I still have the same view -- if a fellow is a brother of a Jew, but we are missing the cite for example, there are other lists that we can turn to if our goal is deletion.--Epeefleche (talk) 04:33, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure, it's not of the same level of concern as some other lists of people. The fact that it is generally so well sourced simply wants me to ensure that the job is completed. Cordless Larry (talk) 08:35, 19 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I think the more prevalent concern here is some non-notables being added to the list. The brothers of clearly Jewish athletes, and the Israelis with Jewish names (e.g., Yoav and Eithan), don't cause me much concern, for example ... they have more indicia of verifiability than, for example, people on many other lists of people who attended university x or lived in city y.--Epeefleche (talk) 08:40, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I note that there's not really been any progress with finding citations for the unreferenced entries in the list. I suggest that in the next few days we remove the entries that are unsourced or do not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Cordless Larry (talk) 08:17, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I would suggest that you list here those that you remove, so that others can restore them upon finding sources. Best.--Epeefleche (talk) 22:48, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I've now removed those entries that had had citation needed tags next to them for some time. The people removed were Irina Rodnina, Julia Shapiro, Jo Bonnier, Tom Coronel, Mario Haberfeld, Ricardo Rosset, Israel Dagg, Michael Lipman, Reggie Schwarz, Adi Bichman, Yoav Gath, Alexei Manziola, Andrzej Szewiński, Avram Glazer, Cary Kaplan and Joe Pasternack. Cordless Larry (talk) 22:56, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. As I said before, if a fellow is a brother of a Jew, or is an Israeli named Yoav or Adi, but we are missing the cite for example, there are other lists that we can turn to if our goal is deletion.  Seems somewhat POINTy to delete those, and I still don't agree w/the deletions, but won't make a federal case of it at the moment.  I am curious though to hear that you are addressing non-Jewish lists as well with the same approach, and which they are.--Epeefleche (talk) 23:21, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Where that is the case, it should be easy to find sources and re-add them to the list. In any case, I'm suspicious of people being categorised based on name or suchlike, without evidence that they regard themselves or are widely noted as being Jewish. It reminds me of a lot of race-based categories that seem to be added to articles based solely on individual editors' judgement of the subject's appearance, with no regard for finding out what race they actually consider themselves. As I've said before, one of my reasons for focusing on this article is that, unlike many others like it, it's so close to being fully sourced that I think it's worth pushing for that target. It is also on my watchlist, so I'm frequently reminded of it, unlike other lists. I have, however, been trying to encourage the use of references elsewhere, such as at Black people in France for example, recently tagging the list section as unsourced. If you still doubt my motives, I'm happy to try to help find sources for the above names. Cordless Larry (talk) 00:23, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I've found sources for Adi Bichman and Avram Glazer so they're back in. I'll look for others when I get time. Cordless Larry (talk) 01:06, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
 * That's fantastic that you've found those sources and added them. Many thanks.  I also saw you earlier reverted an improper deletion, and thank you for that.  I agree that the examples you give are not appropriate -- I think that the examples I gave are somewhat tighter.  An issue here is the difference between what they call in the law de jure and de facto.  As a matter of law, or de jure, all sentences in wp should be sourced.  Ideally.  As a matter of fact, or de facto, that is not done.  When people -- and you may well be the exception to this rule, of course -- seek to delete specifically Jewish lists, and entries on Jewish lists, that can raise some concerns.  It is akin to there being a speeding limit of 65, all the traffic going 70, but the cop gives a Black driver a ticket for going 66.  Unequal application of a rule is generally considered less than appropriate, and I have concerns with the possibility here.  In any event, if we can get some Maccabiah info for the non-Israelis who are unsourced, that should suffice for them, but that may not be easily found for all (unlike the Olympics).  As far as lists without refs, you could look at the lists of most colleges and the lists of most cities, for long lists that are often highly unsourced.--Epeefleche (talk) 05:12, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
 * As you'll see from my edit history, I particularly focus on editing articles related to ethnicity. I had initially thought that this list should be deleted because I generally don't think we should classify people according to ethnicity and occupation intersections. I've since been convinced that the topic of Jewish sportspeople has been the subject of considerable interest and coverage that it should stay. However, I remain convinced that all such lists and classifications should be fully sourced. I hope that that explains my editing here. I will be trying to insist on sources for as many ethnic group lists as possible in the future. One of the problems elsewhere, though, is that deleting unsourced entries means deleting the entire list! See List of British people of Cypriot descent, which I tagged as unsourced, for example. Cordless Larry (talk) 10:01, 23 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Understood. Here is my point -- the rules for refs for lists are the same, whether the list is of alumni of an Ivy League university, notable residents of a city, or ethnic groups.  To de facto apply the "rule" to one type of list (e.g., ethnic groups) while ignoring it for the others is the same unequal application of the rule as giving Blacks tickets for driving one mile over the speed limit, but not giving others tickets for even greater infractions (under the argument that "gosh, the Blacks are so close to the speed limit, I thought I would focus on them to make them perfect; similarly, an argument of "originally I thought Blacks should not be citizens, but now I've been convinced that they should be, but am intent to make them drive the speed limit while ignoring others who do not drive the speed limit" raises obvious issues).  Simply stated, unequal application of "even-handed" rules is discrimination, and not appropriate.  If you delete the lists for notable residents and notable alumni in an even-handed fashion, of course you will not be at all open to such criticisms.  Best.--Epeefleche (talk) 22:33, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, but where the analogy breaks down is that I'm not picking on people based on their ethnicity. I'm picking on Wikipedia article because they're about ethnicity. That's a very different thing. I agree that alumni lists should also be sourced, but that's simply not an area of Wikipedia where I do much editing. Furthermore, as I read it, Categorization/Ethnicity, gender, religion and sexuality places a particular obligation on us to source claims about people's ethnic origins, over and above the requirement to source other categorisations such as what university someone went to. If you think that I'm picking on articles about Jewish people only (which you seem to conflate with discriminating against Jewish people themselves), please take a look at the lists in Category:Lists of British people by origin, which you'll see I added templates to back in July to request references. While we're talking about discrimination, I'd like to point out that there are many examples from history where people have been discriminated against based on their ethnicity as defined by someone else against their wishes. I would actually like to see Wikipedia adopt a rule that someone's ethnicity should only be noted if it is based on self-identification, but that's another matter. Cordless Larry (talk) 10:16, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
 * You may also like to take a look at this discussion on the BLP noticeboard, where the consensus seems to be that unsourced entries on ethnicity lists should be removed to talk pages until sources can be found. Cordless Larry (talk) 17:11, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Inclusion criteria
If inclusion criteria are going to be selective (or elitist), then I think it is necessary to define them for each sport. I would also say it is necessary to state why each individual meets those criteria. For example, what have golfers David Merkow and Rob Oppenheim done to warrant inclusion? wjemather bigissue 10:58, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * WJE -- I've asked you before, more than once, to stop wikihounding me. You continue. I would appreciate it if you would stop. In addition, I would appreciate it if you would stop deleting my comments from talk pages where such comments do not relate to you as a person, but to your edits. Many thanks.  This is not a comment about you as a person, but about your edits.  As to the golfers, they have wikipedia articles which reflect their notability.--Epeefleche (talk) 8:53 am, Today (UTC−5)
 * This list is not an inclusive one and many people on in do not meet the specific criteria set out in the lead. These 2 golfers have done nothing oustanding, i.e. they have not finished in the top 3 of a major international tournament or even close to it. wjemather bigissue 16:35, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * What does it mean when you write that the list "is not an inclusive one"? As to the two golfers, who I believe have been on the list for years without editors of the list having an objection to their inclusion, they are otherwise notable as reflected in their having wikipedia articles about them.  Some editor discretion is applied in notability lists, which about on wikipedia -- just do a wikipedia search for "notable alumni" or "notable residents".  I think their inclusion is fine, though it would make sense to tweak the lede to reflect the approach that has been used on the list and on other lists throughout the project.  I'll do so, reflecting the approach that has been used.--Epeefleche (talk) 16:51, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * The inclusion criteria set out in the lede make it an exclusive list:
 * Jews in sports refers to athletes who are Jews and have attained outstanding achievements in sports. The criteria for inclusion in this list are:
 * 1–3 places winners at major international tournaments;
 * for team sports, winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; or
 * holders of past and current world records.
 * The two example golfers (there are others) quite obviously do not meet these criteria. If we are to include all Jews in sports who have articles (which is pretty much the only way these two would get in) then most definitely, the criteria needs changing. The alternative is to establish clear criteria, perhaps on a per sport basis, and remove all those who do not meet those criteria. wjemather <sup style="color:#ff8040;">bigissue 17:01, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Already responded to above. Already addressed, per long-standing approach on this page and similar lists.  Pls don't wikihound to this page, to create disruption.--Epeefleche (talk) 17:48, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Your changes created contradictions and as such are not acceptable. Please discuss any proposed changes to criteria here first. <sub style="color:#007700;">wjemather <sup style="color:#ff8040;">bigissue 17:50, 17 January 2011 (UTC)


 * If the list is going to be all inclusive, then we must remove all mention of acheivements (outstanding or otherwise) from the lede. Just because an individual has an article on WP does not imply anything with regard to their acheivements. Many people are notable despite having acheived little, and some are notable entirely because they are/were not very good. <sub style="color:#007700;">wjemather <sup style="color:#ff8040;">bigissue 18:01, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Do you guys actually check your Sources
I've noticed several names on this list that are definitely not Jewish. The one I removed (And keeps getting put back with threats agaisnt me in return), Marty Turco is 100% not Jewish. Blawkhawks PR said it, Turco wears a Catholic Cross occasionally, and the only article sourcing it is an obsure Jewish online newspaper, which was taken up by Jewish sports writers making lists of Jewish athletes. Whoever does the most work on this page should really go through the sources and find out witch ones are bullshit (Theres a lot of them!) and which ones aren't.99.236.125.59 (talk) 19:17, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Article tags
I have removed the tag applied by Bulldog, and request that he not edit war. To the extent that this article needs additional references or sources for verification, the entries have already been tagged. There is no appropriate, non-disruptive purpose served by his double-tagging (and tag-bombing) this issue. Furthermore, the article does have sources and references that appear in third-party publications. There is nothing "non-neutral" about it. And there is no evidence of improper references.

Furthermore, this appears to be the latest in a series of efforts by Bulldog. He has sought to delete Jewish lists, and articles on Jewish persons. In many cases, he has either been the nom or the editor who has made the most comments. He has apparently wikihounded me to here as part of that effort, after (untruthfully -- and not his first untruth) suggesting that I am "the sole contributor" of this list. He has, in his deletion efforts, also made uncivil ad hominem remarks about efforts to improve this lists as "obsessive", suggesting perhaps an animus against the lists. The tags here were classic tag-bombing, disruptive, and the culmination of what appears to be wikihounding. I would ask him, politely, to desist. He may not like the fact that articles on Jews exist, and that lists of Jews exist, and of course he is entitled to his opinion. But that is not reason for him to disruptively wikihound people and tag-bomb lists in a disruptive manner.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:45, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Bull continues to edit war, rather than move the discussion here, as I requested. Bull -- please stop edit warring, wikihounding, and disruptive editing, and simply address your points on the talk page here.  That you have wikihounded me here, and now edit disruptively and edit war, is not helpful to the project.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:57, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I couldn't agree more. If Bull has such big problems with the article's content, he should discuss them here. Templates don't solve problems. This is most certainly not a clear case, since the article is very well referenced. The reality is that there are a lot of Jews in sports, and this is the fact the en.wiki should reflect. Broccolo (talk) 22:12, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Your cronies aren't going to help you violate WP:V, WP:BLP, and WP:RS, Epee. Remove the blogs and self-published sources or I will. That simple. Bull dog123  23:21, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Bull -- please stop making uncivil and hostile personal attacks; I would very much appreciate it. Also, please stop edit warring, please follow consensus, and please express any concern that you may have -- now that you have suddenly appeared at this article and talk page and the related article pages -- in talkpage discussion.  You just instead mass deleted material from this article, without discussion.  That was clearly against consensus, and is disruptive.  The entries in question were supported by RS refs.  Many thanks.--Epeefleche (talk) 05:03, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Bulldog123 has re-inserted the tags even after this discussion began, and while the matter is under discussion at WP:BLP/N. Setting aside questions of WP:TEND and WP:EW, this appears to be an inappropriate use of tags, and one that goes against consensus on the article.  Cleanup tags are not supposed to be for registering your personal objection or beef with other editors' content decisions, or for your inability to gain consensus.  Rather, they are shorthand to be used to call attention to article flaws when you don't have the time or desire to do all the cleanup yourself.  Other editors come in, the matter gets discussed, and then there's a resolution.  If Bulldog123 sees any places where references should be improved, primary or self-published sources are used when they should not be, or where there is a POV statement, let them say so here on the talk page and we can come to a community resolution.  I propose that those tags should be removed either way, barring objections from others. - Wikidemon (talk) 01:21, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Cleanup tags are not supposed to be for registering your personal objection or beef with other editors' content decisions And they're not being used for that purpose. That's only what you're purporting here in a highly skewed and inappropriate way. And no, the tags will be removed once the material that has been removed before is either replaced or removed again.. Bull dog123  04:00, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I will ignore your making this personal. Please remain civil.  There is no material proposed here for removal or change.  If you would like to propose a change to the article this is the place.  Barring such a proposal there is absolutely nothing to act on.  If there is a proposal we can consider it.  Either way the tags do not belong, so I have proposed that they be removed.  Your opposition is noted, but as I said, I am proposing that they be removed barring objections from others.  Please do not edit war further on this. - Wikidemon (talk) 04:13, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Fine. Hold on. Let me list the removals. Bull dog123  04:46, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * The below edit-conflicted with your comment above - so we both jumped the gun I guess. Feel free to reformat this, or I'll work what I say into your list.  - Wikidemon (talk) 04:51, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame source
Okay, first sourcing question here. Is this source, a list on the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame website, viable for saying that someone is Jewish. The issue has been raised at WP:RS/N (current version here) it is best to discuss the reliability of the source there. The discussion so far has raised serious objections to the source. If that holds, I think we should remove the sources, and also remove the mentions both for the living and non-living athletes that rely on them, unless and until a better source is found. That affects hecka members of this list but if that's the outcome, so be it. - Wikidemon (talk) 04:51, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Some of these have dead links, some use blogs (Jewishdayinhistory, Jweekly, Jewishsightseeing), some don't explicitly say the person is Jewish, some use the Jewish medalists list mentioned above (and a lot of these don't have articles either), some use Jewishsf and other fan-magazines which have not been deemed reliable for a while now. I'm about to fall asleep soon (it's midnight on the east coast) so I don't feel like searching today but - as you can see - this is a mess that needs to be changed soon. Also, I'd recommend that all living people on this list be reviewed per WP:BLP unless they explicitly say they are Jewish themselves but that can be for later. Bull dog123 05:15, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Darn, what have I gotten myself into? That's a lot of work.  I think we have to go through them one by one, remove the ones that aren't reliably sourced, and perhaps make a list of ones that have been removed in case anyone wants to have a crack at finding a better source.  I'll do my part, and I hope it's okay to add comments to the list items, but I can't do the entire list! - Wikidemon (talk) 05:20, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll go through it first and if I find any relevant sources I'll add them below, just not today. Bull dog123  06:02, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

List
Bulldog123's list below
 * Gabe Paul, US, baseball President & General Manager (Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees)
 * WP article does not mention Jewish. Citation link appears dead and does not contain enough info to find.  Many sources, including this book describe him as a Jewish sports figure.  Suggest replacing citation with the best available source.  - Wikidemon (talk) 06:14, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, there are obviously many, many refs that indicate Paul is Jewish. Suggest that a wp:before check be undertaken before complaints are made.--Epeefleche (talk) 05:52, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * This entire list is one giant wp:before. There's a mountain of before going on here.  - Wikidemon (talk) 06:13, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, wikid--you are performing the wp:before search that would have been obviated by the complainant performing it. wp:before stands for the proposition that before making a complaint, the complaint would do well to do a search himself.  Any of the sources above, now in the article, or obtainable through a simple google search would be better than a dead link, though I believe policy accepts dead links (at least in some circumstances) as well.--Epeefleche (talk) 06:40, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Nobody's nominating this list for deletion so what WP:BEFORE has to do with any of this is beyond me. Bull dog123  07:41, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * If you are suggesting an item on the list for deletion, a wp:before search by you would be a constructive step that would serve the same purpose it serves when a list is nominated for deletion. While I don't understand your problems with the refs, you will note that most of the Olympic medalists are also reflected in this book.--Epeefleche (talk) 18:10, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Matt Bloom ("Giant Bernard"), US, also football G & T
 * Samuel Rabin, Great Britain, Olympic bronze (freestyle middleweight)
 * Yakov Punkin, Soviet, Olympic champion (Greco-Roman featherweight)
 * Fred Meyer, US, Olympic bronze (freestyle heavyweight)
 * Abraham Kurland, Denmark, Olympic silver (Greco-Roman lightweight)
 * Boris Michail Gurevitsch, USSR, Olympic champion (freestyle middleweight), 2-time world champion
 * Samuel Gerson, Ukrainian-born US, Olympic silver (freestyle featherweight)
 * Vasyl Fedoryshyn, Ukraine, Olympic silver (freestyle 60 kg); world championship silver & bronze
 * Valery Shary, Byelorussian-born USSR, Olympic champion (light-heavyweight)
 * Igor Rybak, Ukrainian-born USSR, Olympic champion (lightweight)
 * Hans Haas, Austria, Olympic champion (lightweight), silver
 * Robert Fein, US, Olympic champion (lightweight)
 * Merrill Moses, US, goalkeeper, Olympic silver, Pan American champion
 * Boris Goikhman, USSR, goalkeeper, Olympic silver, bronze
 * Henri Cohen, Belgium, Olympic silver
 * Maurice Blitz, Belgium, 2-time Olympic silver, father of Gérard Blitz
 * Gerard Blitz, Belgium, 2-time Olympic silver, 2-time bronze (one in swimming—100-m backstroke), International Swimming Hall of Fame, son of Maurice Blitz
 * Peter Asch, US, Olympic bronze
 * Robert Antal, Hungary, Olympic champion
 * Yuriy Venherovsky, USSR, Olympic champion
 * Avital Selinger, Dutch, Olympic silver
 * Bernard Rajzman, Brazil, Olympic silver; Pan American champion; world silver
 * Georgy Mondzolevsky, USSR, 2-time Olympic champion
 * Natalya Kushnir, USSR, Olympic silver
 * Ben Greenbaum, US, Olympic bronze
 * Yefim Chulak, USSR, Olympic silver, bronze
 * Nelly Abramova, USSR, Olympic silver
 * Tamara Press, USSR, 6 world records (shot put & discus); 3-time Olympic champion (2-time shot put & discus) and silver (discus)
 * Irina Press, USSR, 2-time Olympic champion (80-m hurdles & pentathlon)
 * Harold Abrahams, Britain, sprinter, Olympic champion (100 metre sprint) and silver (4x100-m relay)
 * Felix Pipes, Austria, Olympic silver (doubles)
 * Paul Goldstein, US, USTA boys 16s & 2-time 18s singles champion
 * Imre Zachár, Hungary, Olympic silver (4x200-m freestyle relay)
 * Ben Wildman-Tobriner, US, Olympic champion (4x100-m freestyle relay); world champion (2-time 4x100-m freestyle, 50-m freestyle)
 * Wendy Weinberg, US, Olympic bronze (800-m freestyle); Pan American champion (800-m freestyle)
 * Otto Wahle, Austria/US, 2-time Olympic silver (1,000-m freestyle, 200-m obstacle race) and bronze (400-m freestyle); International Swimming Hall of Fame
 * András Székely, Hungary, Olympic silver (200-m breaststroke) and bronze (4x200-m freestyle relay); died in a Nazi concentration camp
 * László Szabados, Hungary, Olympic bronze (4x200-m freestyle relay)
 * Josephine Sticker, Austria, Olympic bronze (4x100-m freestyle relay)
 * Otto Scheff (born "Otto Sochaczewsky"), Austria, Olympic champion (400-m freestyle) and 2-time bronze (400-m freestyle, 1,500-m freestyle)
 * Albert Schwartz, US, Olympic bronze (100-m freestyle)
 * József Munk, Hungary, Olympic silver (4x200-m freestyle relay)
 * Klara Milch, Austria, Olympic bronze (4x100-m freestyle relay)
 * Herbert Klein, Germany, Olympic bronze (200-m breaststroke); 3 world records
 * Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary, Olympic silver (100-m backstroke) and bronze (100-m butterfly); World championships bronze (200-m backstroke), International Swimming Hall of Fame
 * Gérard Blitz, Belgium, Olympic bronze (100-m backstroke), International Swimming Hall of Fame
 * Semyon Belits-Geiman, USSR, Olympic silver (400-m freestyle relay) and bronze (800-m freestyle relay); world record in men's 800-m freestyle
 * Rafayel Grach, USSR, Olympic silver (500-meter), bronze (500-meter)
 * Valentyn Mankin, Soviet/Ukraine, only sailor in Olympic history to win gold medals in three different classes (yachting: finn class, tempest class, and star class), silver (yachting, tempest class)
 * Peter Jaffe, Great Britain, Olympic silver (yachting; star-class)
 * Robert Halperin, US, yachting (star-class)
 * Don Cohan, US, Olympic bronze (yachting; dragon class)
 * Daniel Adler, Brazil, Olympic silver (yachting; sailing class)
 * Oren Smadja, Israel, Olympic bronze (lightweight)
 * James Bregman, US, Olympic bronze (middleweight)
 * Ārons Bogoļubovs, USSR, Olympic bronze (lightweight)
 * Robert Berland, US, Olympic silver (middleweight)
 * Mark Berger, Canada, Olympic silver & bronze (heavyweight)
 * Viktor Zinger, Soviet, Olympic champion 1968; world champion 1965–69
 * Cory Pecker, Canada, right wing (Nationalliga B's Switzerland team EHC Visp), drafted 6th round by Calgary Flames in 1999
 * Mike Brown, US, right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
 * Judijke Simons, Dutch, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), killed by the Nazis in Sobibór
 * Yulia Raskina, Belarus, Olympic silver (rhythmic gymnastics)
 * Vladimir Portnoi, USSR, Olympic silver (team combined exercises) and bronze (long horse vault)
 * Annie Polak, Dutch, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), killed by the Nazis in Sobibór
 * Mikhail Perelman, USSR, Olympic champion (team combined exercises)
 * Helena Nordheim, Dutch, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), killed by the Nazis in Sobibór
 * Natalia Laschenova, USSR, Olympic champion (team)
 * Imre Gellért, Hungary, Olympic silver (team combined exercises)
 * Samu Fóti, Hungary, Olympic silver (team combined exercises)
 * Philip Erenberg, US, Olympic silver (Indian clubs)
 * Elka de Levie, Dutch, Olympic champion (team combined exercises)
 * Valery Belenky, Azerbaijani, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), bronze (individual combined exercises)
 * Yanina Batyrchina, Russia, Olympic silver (rhythmic gymnastics)
 * Estella Agsteribbe, Dutch, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz
 * Corey Pavin, US, PGA & Champions Tour (converted to Christianity)
 * Sara Whalen, US, defender/forward, Olympic silver
 * Boris Razinsky, USSR/Russia, goalkeeper/striker, Olympic champion, manager
 * Árpád Orbán, Hungary, Olympic champion
 * Sándor Geller, Hungary, goalkeeper, Olympic champion
 * Leonid Buryak, USSR/Ukraine, midfielder, Olympic bronze
 * Harald Bohr, Denmark, Olympic silver (brother of Niels Bohr)
 * Jean Bloch, France, Olympic silver
 * Geoff Schwartz, US, OT (Carolina Panthers)
 * Sage Rosenfels, US, QB (New York Giants)
 * Adam Podlesh, US, P (Jacksonville Jaguars)
 * Josh Miller, US, punter
 * Erik Lorig, US, FB/TE (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
 * David Binn, US, Long Snapper, All-Pro (San Diego Chargers)
 * Roman Zaretski, Belarusian-born Israeli, ice dancer, Olympian
 * Felix Kasper, Austria, figure skater, Olympic bronze
 * Emily Hughes, US, figure skater, World Junior Figure Skating Championships bronze, US Championships bronze, silver
 * Aleksandr Gorelik, Soviet, pair skater, Olympic silver, World Championship 2-time silver, bronze
 * Gisele Kanevsky, Argentina, Olympic bronze
 * David Tyshler, Soviet (saber), Olympic bronze
 * Jean Stern, France (épée), Olympic champion
 * Edgar Seligman, British (épée, foil, and sabre), Olympic 2-time silver (épée), 2-time British champion in each weapon
 * Gaston Salmon, Belgium (épée), Olympic champion
 * Maria Mazina, Russia (épée), Olympic champion, bronze
 * Sándor Erdös, Hungary (épée), Olympic champion
 * Albert Bogen (Albert Bógathy), Austria (saber), Olympic silver
 * Péter Bakonyi, Hungary (saber), Olympic 3-time bronze
 * Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi, France, slalom canoer, Olympic bronze (K-1 slalom), 5 golds at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (2-time K-1, 3-time K-1 team)
 * Leonid Geishtor, USSR (Belarus), sprint canoer, Olympic champion Canadian pairs 1,000-meter
 * Joe Jacobi, US, slalom canoer, Olympic champion Canadian slalom pairs
 * Michael Kolganov, Soviet (Uzbek)-born Israeli, sprint canoer, world champion, Olympic bronze (K-1 500-meter)
 * Naum Prokupets, Moldovan-born Soviet, sprint canoer, Olympic bronze in C-2 1,000-meter event, gold in C-2 10,000-meter event at ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
 * Leon Rotman, Romanian, sprint canoer, 2-time Olympic champion (C-1 10,000 meter, C-1 1,000-meter) and bronze (C-1 1,000-meter), 14 national titles
 * György Gedó, Hungary, Olympic champion light flyweight
 * Nancy Lieberman, US, WNBA player & coach, Olympic silver, Hall of Fame
 * Omri Casspi, Israel, 6' 9" small forward, drafted in 1st round of 2009 NBA Draft (Sacramento Kings)
 * David Blu (formerly "Bluthenthal"), US & Israel, Euroleague 6' 7" forward (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
 * Ian Kinsler, US, second baseman, 2-time All-Star (Texas Rangers )
 * Ron Blomberg, US, DH, first baseman, and outfielder, Major League Baseball's first designated hitter

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This content: The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature, because of the perceived role of sports as a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society (especially in Europe and the United States).

Is sourced to examples of Jewish participation in sports being discussed. Which makes it original research. Can a source be cited to support this claim? Or alternatively could it be reworded based on the provided sources to state facts about Jewish participation in sports. --Errant (chat!) 16:05, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Oksana Baiul
Oksana Baiul is casually referenced as "Jewish" on this list because of this source, which doesn't even call her Jewish. Further research shows that is it her maternal grandmother that is Jewish, only mentions her grandmother, which means she would be Jewish by Jewish law. Is this the standard that's now being used for the list? Bull dog123 02:36, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * That suffices under all legitimate standards that could be used.--Epeefleche (talk) 04:18, 7 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Well, gee. It would be nice if the individuals that are mentioned in this article described themselves as Jews. If I had a maternal grandmother who was a fundamentalists Mormon polygamist and the laws of that religion dictated that I was also one, I’d take issue. Know-whut-I-mean? I would suggest that “Wikipedia law” (which I can better deal with) takes precedence over Jewish law here. These are living people we’re slapping in articles declaring them to be such ‘n’ such. If an RS says they are Jewish, fine. If the subject says they are Jewish, fine. But I think we are in ‘foul’ territory if an RS only states that someone’s grandmother is Jewish. Greg L (talk) 04:36, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * As usual, I'm not sure whether you're being sincere. This is a living person. You need an explicit source that calls her Jewish, and the source that Epee is using doesn't do that at all. Bull dog123  04:42, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * You don’t know much about me, do you? I call ‘em like I see ‘em. Yes, I am being sincere. Greg L (talk) 04:46, 7 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Greg -- I agree it is good to AGF.

But if you had not AGF'd yourself into blind reliance on Bull to perform/report on an accurate google search here, but instead yourself simply plugged in the subject's name and the world Jewish (as I understand you presumed in good faith Bull had done, and reported on), the following would have come flying off the screen at you ... that Oksana Baiul said "Being Jewish, that feels good. It feels natural, like a second skin." Let's be serious -- if you do a simple google search of her name and the word Jewish, it is the very first entry (of 64,000). If you have time to waste, you can read articles like this one, and this one, and this Chicago Tribune article, behind a pay site, and this one.--Epeefleche (talk) 07:22, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * This very obvious passive-aggression is really starting to peeve me (and that's putting it lightly). A) I had already linked to that first source RIGHT ABOVE YOU. Do you seriously not bother reading anything? B) Jweekly is not a reliable source and hasn't been for years. You've been using it to source just about everything. It even incorrectly calls Baiul's father the Jewish family member. C) I can't see the Chicago Tribune article, so I can't read what it says.  D) Your last source  doesn't say she's Jewish, it just says, "I discovered my Jewish roots at quite a late stage." If you want to include her based on that, and everyone else you erroneously cite for that matter, change the list name to List of sportspeople with Jewish roots. In fact, if you were to do that, it would probably save a lot of time cleaning up the mess you made. Right now, at best, you can use that first source... which I pretty much gave to you.  Bull dog123  07:38, 7 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Bull -- You said above: "Further research shows that is it her maternal grandmother that is Jewish, only mentions her grandmother". That was untrue. It also reported that Baiul said "Being Jewish, that feels good. It feels natural, like a second skin." It also said that she was happy that, because she found out she was Jewish, she would not be intermarrying when she married her Jewish fiance. You also misleadingly said we didn't have a source "that calls her Jewish". You may have misled Greg for a moment. But misleading your fellow editors, and doing so in such an egregious manner and without apology when it is pointed out, is not appropriate for Wikipedia, and is disruptive.--Epeefleche (talk) 07:57, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Please get over yourself with that last comment. I didn't mislead anyone, I said "only her grandmother" because other sources erroneously mentioned her father. And then went on to further say "which means she would be Jewish by Jewish law." Stop being passive-aggressive at every possible moment. Bull dog123  09:31, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Ooopsy, there you go again, Bulldog; employing the ol’ “The best defense is a strong offense.” Your “get over yourself” is the flip side of “you are full of yourself” and is a personal attack, which is verboten on Wikipedia—as you know. We want to keep arguments focused on the facts and the matter at hand; not on the personality shortcomings of your arch nemisis whom you spare no effort to paint as being galactic poopy-head. From what I can see, you made the error of interpreting “absence of evidence” as “evidence of absence.” The fact that Oksana said “Being Jewish, that feels good. It feels natural, like a second skin” in that article is something that was hard to miss. Safari’s “find” feature works slick; I searched on “Jewish” in that article and Safari grays-out the page and highlights all instances of the word. Out pops oodles of proof that she is Jewish with even a quick glance and 15 seconds of reading. For you to allege that the article “only mentions her grandmother” is beyond sloppy. Please be more careful next time since passions are already high between you two. You might consider *giving it a break* if you can’t keep the flames down. Greg L (talk) 18:10, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * For you to allege that the article “only mentions her grandmother” is beyond sloppy Not my fault you misunderstood what I meant. I didn't try to present it misleadingly and handed you the link to look at yourself. Though, if you want to argue semantics, the article itself doesn't call Oksana Jewish, it only reports on her background. Her own words... in a sort of flimsy backwards way... do. Bull dog123  05:08, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Aleksandra Wozniak
Yet again, a living person being categorized as a Jew by a blog and this source, which does nothing except bold her name. No other sources exist that call her Jewish and she herself seems to only report her heritage only as Polish. If she really is Jewish, why is it so hard to find more explicit references? More importantly: if no source seems to want to explore this further than merely bolding her name, why are we reporting it? Bull dog123 04:42, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, if you scroll up one page, they have a picture of “Alan Goldstein” (LOL). I suspect he’s Jewish… Greg L (talk) 04:50, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * It is a source, yes, but I don't think it's strong enough to get pass WP:BLP requirements, especially since we have to treat this as both a religion and an ethnicity. Bull dog123  04:57, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * The book being referenced is “Day by Day in Jewish Sports History”. I just looked at the Acknowledgements page. I don’t understand why the book can not be considered an R.S. Greg L (talk) 05:07, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Agree -- I see no legitimate reason to not consider Day by Day in Jewish Sports History an RS.--Epeefleche (talk) 06:46, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * It can, but if neither of you can read over what WP:BLPCAT means, I can't help you. There's no report of Wozniak's Jewishness anywhere. All that link is is her name in bold, and yet I'm pretty sure this is going to inundate her article with cats, See Also links, and "Wozniak, who is Jewish..." mentions now. Bull dog123  07:26, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, The Jerusalem Post has an article on her. But they didn’t explicitly say “We are writing about this tennis player because she is a Jew.” (It probably seemed redundant to them.) My money is that Epeefleche will be able to buttress this one with an additional citation. That is, if we presume that Day by Day in Jewish Sports History isn’t an RS, which I think it clearly is. But… All that is trumped, I think, by a little tidbit you added about Wikipedia policy (gee, that’s important, isn’t it?). I really like your point about what WP:BLPCAT says: Categories regarding religious beliefs and sexual orientation should not be used unless the subject has publicly self-identified with the belief. Wozniak may have personal reasons for keeping the fact that she is of the Jewish faith a private matter. This is in keeping with my independent observations expressed in the above thread on Oksana Baiul. She publicly declared she is Jewish; that satisfies the criteria for inclusion here. Unless there is a Wikipedia policy on this Jewish Athletes list that supersedes WP:BLCAT, Aleksandra needs to have also publicly acknowledged that she is Jewish. Either that, or we need to show that “public acknowledgment” is the standard used by Day by Day in Jewish Sports History for inclusion in the book.  Greg L (talk) 18:25, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Clearly that Jerusalem Post page looks like nothing but a direct link to the wikipedia article. Yikes. Maybe they're getting their information from wikipedia? God forbid. Day by Day might be considered reliable, but it's also being given undue weight... especially considering it gives no information at all. Bull dog123  05:01, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, until one of the things Greg L mentioned is done/proven, I've removed her from the list (along with Matt Bloom who was being sourced with a blog)... since it doesn't appear I can rely on anyone else to do that. Bull dog123  19:55, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

File:Screen shot 2011-09-11 at 9.02.57 PM.png Nominated for Deletion

 * Yes ... juvenile vandalism that should be deleted.--Epeefleche (talk) 04:48, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

George and Ben Cohen
While I'm not doubting that the footballer George Cohen and his rugby-playing nephew Ben have Jewish ancestry, whether they are Jewish is a different matter. The article that is used as a reference for the Cohens even says "Rugby star Ben Cohen may not officially be Jewish or a fully paid-up member of the tribe", while Ben Cohen admits “My family’s not Jewish but a few generations back they used to be." That could refer to me too but if I was a well-known professional sportsman, I wouldn't expect to appear on this page

Now, I don't want the article to become bogged down by the debate about what makes someone Jewish but if they admit they aren't really Jewish, then should they be in the article? Obviously, Jewishness goes much deeper than being called 'Cohen'. I'm not saying they should be removed from the list but it would be interesting to hear some other editors' thoughts on the matter. Thanks, Shelf Help (talk) 10:42, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I would think that the reference cited should say that they consider themselves Jewish for inclusion. The source used for George and Ben is ridiculous in any case. He is Jewish because he likes Meet the Parents, comes from Northampton and Ben is a Jewish name. AIR corn (talk) 22:20, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * If a person by his own statement says he is not Jewish, and there is nothing to indicate that they once were Jewish, they should be deleted. That was the case with the ref used to support the indicated entry.  I'll delete it, and look at sources after.  Tx.--Epeefleche (talk) 04:40, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

No footballers?
This list seems to have a rather glaring omission: there's no section for players of association football/soccer! That seems pretty odd, especially as the article Football in Israel notes, 'Football (Hebrew: כדורגל‎, Kaduregel) is the most popular sport in Israel.' Category:Israeli footballers contains 603 pages; no, not all Israeli footballers are Jewish, but I expect the majority of them are. Perhaps someone should start going through that category and adding them to this article? Robofish (talk) 15:33, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It's there, under F for "Football (Association; Soccer)"; see also List of Jewish footballers.--Arxiloxos (talk) 18:23, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Wow. Boy am I blind, don't know how I missed that. :/ Never mind... Robofish (talk) 21:14, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

I asked for semi-protection
It seems that this page is a popular target for a subtle form of vandalism: Some people, usually anonymous users, seem to think it's funny to insert random names to this list. Usually they copy the reference from some other entry. To discourage these anonymous users, I've asked for semi-protection: Requests_for_page_protection. It would probably be wise to go through all the entries and check the references, especially those added by IP users (I don't normally follow this page, and I'm not familiar with the subject). If an IP user has a substantial addition to make, he/she can make an edit request. Nczempin (talk) 15:00, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

Move section
I suggest (barring consensus disagreement) that we move the "commissioners, etc." section of this list to the List of Jewish sportscasters and promoters, and expand the name of that list. They are all tertiary to the athletes, who are otherwise the main focus of this list, and therefore more naturally together (if we are to have two lists). And this list is long enough without them.--Epeefleche (talk) 04:09, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Missing Table Tennis Name
With her sister Leah included in the list, surely Thelma "Tybie" Thall should be.Abenr (talk) 15:07, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Inclusion Criteria, yet again
I feel that there is a trend toward including people in this list because they have names that "sound" or "look" Jewish. In all honesty, there should be better proof than that. Either somebody says that he or she is Jewish or you can trace the ancestry or something similar ... but just because somebody's name sounds Jewish ... good grief. Please be advised that - etymologically speaking - names like Fleis(c)hman(n) or Deuts(c)h could also point to German or Dutch ancestry, names like Bergman(n) to German, Dutch, or Scandinavian ancestry, names like Goldberger to German ancestry (a native of the town of Goldberg) and so on and so forth ... --Aquinate (talk) 14:27, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

I deleted the Danish mathematician Harald Bohr (brother of physicist Niels Bohr), because he (as well as his brother) was not Jewish. The brothers admittedly had to flee Nazi-occupied Denmark in 1943 because by Nazi terms they would be considered "half Jewish" (their mother having been a Jew), which is a concept devoid of rational meaning. Hafniensis, December 2014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hafniensis (talk • contribs) 11:25, 18 December 2014 (UTC)


 * If Bohr's mother is Jewish, then he is Jewish. He is not "half Jewish." Wikimandia (talk) 19:57, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
 * What Wikimandia said. Epeefleche (talk) 20:10, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

Page cleanup!
I think this page really needs to be organized better - the list format is just too much text. It would be great if it were something like List of Jewish footballers with neat tables and flags. What do you think? Also I think the bold for current athletes isn't really necessary. I know quite a few of the gymnasts no longer compete yet their names are still bold. I'd be happy to the cleanup Wikimandia (talk) 20:42, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I think the format is good. Some of your last changes were not -- such as spelling out United States in each instance, changing it from the existing US.  Which is shorter. And conveys what we need.  Also, you overlinked. Flags are not appropriate. Tables are harder to maintain. Little on wikipedia is "necessary" -- but bolding of current athletes conveys relevant information. If you have RS support for an athlete not being currently active, please unbold the athlete. Best. Epeefleche (talk) 21:51, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, I linked the countries only because some of them were already linked randomly throughout the article and I was trying to be consistent. I don't see why flags are not appropriate - it looks awesome on the List of Jewish footballers and other pages. Some of the retirees are not prominent enough to have articles mentioning they retired; they are just no longer competing. I also clicked on a random other bold name (I think a tennis player?) and it referred to him as a "former tennis player" (or maybe it was a figure skater). So it seems the active status part is harder to maintain. There would need to be an expert in each individual sport patrolling the page to keep that accurate. Wikimandia (talk) 15:50, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Policies and Manual of Style take precedence over "looking awesome". Sundayclose (talk) 02:52, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Agree w/Sundayclose. In addition, countries that are not common countries can be linked the first time in the list; but not thereafter. There has been a great deal of discussion about the use of flags, and this is one instance where I support the commonly accepted MOS style that it not appear on pages like this. I don't know what tennis player or figure skater you have in mind. Active status, as with other aspects of articles (such as whether a person is still alive, in bios), does require editor diligence, but we don't need an expert in anything -- just normal editor diligence, such as we use to keep articles updated when people die.  Best. Epeefleche (talk) 08:39, 4 January 2015 (UTC)