I actually include the fact that under Orthodox Law one's Jewishness is traced through the maternal line, on my site within the FAQs page question...
I think so too, thanks for responding !
You took the words right out of my mouth. Its rather nice to be the 'go to girl' for biographical/historical information on Max Baer. Thanks...
I received an email inquiry from a gent who is the current Election Committee Chair for the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Seems he...
Baer was instructed by his trainers to rest through the middle rounds. 11 knockdowns is "hardly a slaughter" ?? Get outta here ! Cat...
Max was half Jewish from his paternal line. Max's grandfather was an Alsatian Jew from France. Grandmother Frances "Fanny" Fischl was a Jewess...
Thank you for pointing out that he had arthritis. But if he was aware he had arthritis and knew it would only get worse, why did he avoid Louis...
Braddock hit Louis in the windpipe. I tend to think it was more of a stun than anything else.
Max actually asked for help from both Loughran AND Dempsey: In a move that shocked the press and was covered nationwide, Max showed up at Tommy's...
Actually the sports writers observed that Carnera never took his full 9 count before getting up, he popped up like a jack in the box. If he was...
Yahhhhhhhhhhh, he was nuts in a good way. Check out a couple of the newsreels I have of his training camps, he's worse than you thought !...
Correct it as a sprain but he did end up in the hospital because of all his other injuries. I have an original press photo of Max visiting him....
Baer's trainers told him to coast during the middle rounds because they were well aware that because of his lack of serious training for the...
Hey ! I searched many many moons to find that cartoon and you don't wanna know how much I had to pay for it ! =) Scrappy was a big deal in the...
Thanks you're a doll :-D
