For more than a century, American sport has served as a yardstick with which American Jews and other groups measure how much they had “made it” in the United States. Sports is also the arena in which Americans talk about social change. This panel of historians and sport insiders will discuss the power of sport and much more. Fun Philly Nosh Included!
Zev Eleff, PhD, President, Gratz College, author of Dyed in Crimson: Football, Faith and Remaking Harvard’s America
Adam Fisher,
Head Coach, Temple Owls
Adam Neuman, JD, Chief of Staff/Special Advisor to Baltimore Ravens’ President
Beth Wenger, PhD, Moritz and Josephine Berg Professor of History and Assoc. Dean for Graduate Studies, Univ. of PA
Supported by a major endowment, the Shusterman Distinguished Scholar Lecture is dedicated to bringing outstanding programs to Gratz College. Gratz College is grateful for the generosity and foresight of the late Judith and Murray Shusterman.
