The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (IJSHOF) () is the international hall of fame for Jewish athletes and special contributors to the world of sport.
The purpose of the IJSHOF is to honor Jewish individuals, worldwide, who have accomplished extraordinary achievements in sports and to honor those who have made significant contributions to society through sports.
The IJSHOF has inducted over 500 athletes and sportspersons representing over 30 countries. The Hall elects new honorees each year, with submissions due December 1 for votes for the following year, and a formal induction ceremony taking place several days prior to the Maccabiah Games every four years.
History The IJSHOF's predecessor, the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, was founded in 1979 by Joseph M. Siegman, a television producer and writer from Beverly Hills, California, and pharmacist Alan Sherman of Rockville, Maryland. The original Hall of Fame included only American honorees.
In 1981, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Museum was dedicated at the Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel.
Inductees NB — * denotes a posthumous induction NameCountryFieldYear*Table tennis2019*Track & field1981Soccer2022Media2026Golf2000Sailing2017*American football1985Media1980*American football2008Judo2010Boxing1992Bowling2022Track & Field2001*Boxing1983*Boxing2015Baseball2020Basketball1979Alex Averbukh/Track & Field2024Figure skating2015Fencing1993Association football1982Cricket1991*Swimming coach1994*Boxing2010Rudi Ball*Ice Hockey2023Basketball/Media1994*/Table tennis1981*Golf1993*Water polo1998American football2009*Boxing1994Volleyball2001Beach volleyball2006/Gymnastics2013Swimming2017*Table tennis1995*Basketball2012Field hockey2000*Basketball1987*Boxing1993Weightlifting1980Tennis2026*Boxing1985*Table tennis1982Judo2025Chris BermanMedia2023*Boxing2000Auto racing2006Stanley "Skip" BertmanBaseball2024Ice hockey2016Sue BirdBasketball2021*Boxing2008David Blatt/Basketball2023Gérard Blitz*Swimming/Water polo2021*American football1997Horse racing1991Ron BolotinSwimming2024Ryan BraunBaseball2024Shimshon BrokmanSailing2021*Water polo1982Basketball1996(né David Montrose)*Boxing2021Basketball1990*Basketball2013*Soccer2017Hanoch BudinSwimming2025*Ice hockey2017Figure skating2010Figure skating2012Tennis1981Figure skating1987Mike CammalleriIce hockey2024Andrés CantorMedia2025*Yachting1982Inducted together with Lydia Lazarov.Basketball2026*Boxing1991Boxing1988Figure skating2019Linda CohnMedia2024*Track & field1979Media1993Baseball2000Tennis1997*American football2014*Tennis1993Eli DershwitzFencing2024Equestrian2013Yves Dreyfus*Fencing2025*Baseball1980Deena Drossin KastorTrack & Field2023Boxing2026Dutch Olympians, 1928Includes: Estella Agsteribbe, Elka de Levie, Helena Nordheim, Jud Simons, and Anna Dresden-Polak.*Gymnastics1997American football2026Ilona Elek-Schacherer*Fencing2023*Boxing2011Ice hockey2001*Swimming1982Jonathan "Yoni" ErlichTennis2024Swimming2017Helen Plaschinski Farca de FinklerSwimming2025Canoeing1996*Weightlifting2026*Boxing1979Media2025*Tennis1992*Gymnastics1981*Gymnastics1989*Media1985*Fencing2026/Boxing2026Canoeing2018Media2026John FrankAmerican football2023*Horse racing2011Sailing2005Eitan FriedlanderSailing2021*American football1979*Basketball1994*Fencing1982Fencing1996*Wrestling2020*Fencing1990Gymnastics1988Rugby union1998/Canoeing2018*Fencing1989American football1991Arthur A. GoldContributor1987American football1980*American football1993*Boxing1999*Boxing2016Leah Goldstein/Cycling/Kickboxing2025Equestrian2009*Boxing1995*Fencing1997Basketball1981*Baseball2010*Gymnastics1991Tennis1999*Basketball1980Tennis2013Track & field1997Baseball2014Baseball1979Racquetball2015Gymnastics1992Track & field2001Gymnastics1984Wrestling1987Wrestling1982Association football1981*/Contributor1981Andrea GyarmatiSwimming2021Wheelchair basketball2013*Swimming1981Association football1982/Boxing1989Horse Racing1999*Boxing1996*American football1994*Ice hockey1992*Ice hockey2019Fencing2026*Canadian football2004*Tennis2005Tennis2001Weightlifting1995*Track & field1990*Swimming1989Handball1991*Wrestling1993Abigail HoffmanTrack & field2024Racquetball1996Bowling2006Basketball1979Baseball1995Basketball1988Figure skating2005Track & field1991Media2014Canoeing2005Gary JacobsBoxing2025*Horse racing1979Handball1979Fencing2012Speed skating1979Fencing1985*Boxing2012Fencing1986Giselle KañevskyField hockey2024*Judo2016Rugby union2004*Boxing1986Wrestling1994Figure skating2001*Track & field1981Gymnastics1981Track & field1984Ralph Klein*Basketball2025*Table tennis1994Michael KlingerCricket2021Tennis2010*/Table tennis2012 (HU)*Water polo1992*Tennis2007Sailing2017Baseball1979Swimming2005Aaron KricksteinTennis2024*Boxing1997Fencing1989*Figure skating1983Judo2013*/Ice hockey2011Abraham Kurland*Wrestling2025Track & field2012Basketball2014Track & field1996Yachting1982Inducted together with Zephania Carmel.Swimming2008*Boxing1979*Boxing1982*Weightlifting1988American football1998Handball2011*Boxing2002*Boxing1983Swimming2006Basketball2026Baseball2016Bowling1997*Fencing1984Basketball1980*American football1996Includes: Jules Bender, Ben Kramer, Leo Merson, Marius Russo, and Arthur Hillhouse*Basketball team of 1935–362018American football1979/Ice hockey2020Gymnastics2002*American football1999*Association football1982Yachting1987Tennis2016*Boxing1989*Association football1981Track & field1984*Boxing1981*Contributor1986Media2026Fencing1983*Horse racingAmerican football1980Table tennis1984*Boxing1985Merrill MosesWater polo2023Fencing1988*Baseball1992Myer was not Jewish *Track & field1980*Swimming1993*Swimming1984American football1995American football1992*Contributor1981Rugby union1999*Weightlifting1985Wrestling1991Tennis2003*Boxing2008Basketball2015*Fencing1986Basketball2026Shahar Pe'erTennis2025*Boxing1986*Fencing1985Philadelphia SphasBasketball1996*Baseball1985Track & field2009*Basketball1989Sarah Poewe/Swimming2025Tennis1981Golf2026*Track & field1982*/Wrestling2018Gymnastics2013Fencing1988Andy RamTennis2024Swimming1988*Auto racing2007Baseball1980Softball1993Track & field2004Rowing1994*Boxing1990Rugby union and Rugby league1994*Boxing1984Basketball2003*Rugby league2006*Track & field1982*Boxing1979*Lacrosse1995Bowling1992Track & field2013Canoeing1981Figure skating1995*Table tennis1981*Figure skatingParalympian2026*Basketball1989Rowing2023Handball2015*Basketball1979*Basketball2026Water polo1990Tennis1979Basketball2026Basketball1979Auto racing1983*Table tennis2020Track and field1989Ice hockey2014*Boxing1998Mitchell SchwartzAmerican football2024Tennis2026*Basketball1989Skiing2020Baseball2014Volleyball2016Volleyball2002Fencing2003Shooting2026Gymnastics2005Billiards2011*Boxing2006*Table tennis1996Figure skating2009Judo2025Tennis2004*Boxing2004*Basketball1993Soccer2023Weightlifting1983Rowing1993Swimming1979Basketball1998*Horse racing1993Baseball2004Track2023/Basketball2025Rugby union2009*Basketball2008Gymnastics2000*Table tennis1987Swimming1981 (née Kirszenstein)Track & field*Figure skating1996*Basketball1997Tennis2014Tennis2009*Swimming2016*Boxing1992*Table tennis1999Table tennis2017American football2026*Basketball1995Track & field2002Surfing1995Boxing2018Swimming2005*/Fencing2015*Gymnastics2016*Auto racing2019Fencing2007Baseball2017Swimming2015Ellen Weinberg-HughesIce hockey2024*Wrestling1983*Boxing2007Bowling1979*Fencing1999Sara WhalenSoccer2024Swimming2018Lacrosse2020*Wrestling1979*Swimming, Water polo2014Baseball2019* (Samuel Evans)Boxing2018Volleyball1998*Basketball1983Judo2023Linoy AshramRhythmic gymnastics 2022Miki BerkovichBasketball Artem DolgopyatGymnastics Thelma EisenBaseball Jessica FoxCanoeing Brad GilbertTennis Ernie GrunfeldBasketball Ian Kinsler/Baseball
Pillar of Achievement The Pillar of Achievement recognizes Jewish men and women who have made significant contributions to sports and to the world community through sports. NameCountryFieldYearJesse Abramson*Media1995Jeff AgoosSoccer2022Maury AllenMedia2009Yehoshua AloufOfficial/Administrator1981Barry AsherBowling2022Linoy AshramRhythmic Gymnastics2022Robert AtlaszOfficial/Administrator1986Baruch BaggOfficial/Administrator1981Moe BergBaseball/Patriot1983Gretel BergmannTrack & Field1980Ira BerkowMedia2006Miki BerkovichBasketball2022Dr. Richard BlumOfficial/Administrator1983Alfréd BrüllOfficial/Administrator1995John BrunswickBowling1996Daniel BukantzOfficial/Administrator2001Si Burick*Media2000Murray ChassMedia2012Haskell CohenOfficial/Media1991Dan Daniel*Media1996Bill Davidson*Basketball2012Massimo Della PergolaOfficial/Media1989Judith DeutschSwimming1981Artum DolgopyatGymnastics2022Lajos Dömény-Deutsch*Official/Administrator1995Leo DonáthSwimming1999Leone EfratiBoxing2000Thelma EisenBaseball2022Al Munro Elias*Media2003Red FisherMedia1999Jessica FoxCanoeing2022György Szepesi (né Friedländer)Media1998Ian FromanTennis1991Harry L. GetzOfficial/Administrator1985Brad GilbertTennis2022Emmanuel GillOfficial/Administrator1983Harry GlickmanOfficial/Administrator1995Marty GlickmanMedia1996Chaim GlovinskyOfficial/Administrator1982Julius GoldmanBasketball1999Kenneth GradonOfficial/Administrator2002Al GreenbergMedia1993Bud GreenspanMedia1995Ernie GrunfeldBasketball2022Pierre GuildesgameOfficial/Administrator1985Allen GuttmannMedia2013Sidney HalterFootball2005Arthur HanakArchivist/Administrator1994Lester HarrisonBasketball1991Gladys HeldmanTennis/Media1989Harry HenshelOfficial/Administrator1983Jerome Holtzman*Media2005Joseph InbarOfficial/Administrator1989Mike JacobsBoxing1993Hank KaplanMedia2004Max Kase*Media1986Ferenc KeményOfficial/Administrator1996Ian Kinsler/Baseball2022Leonard KoppettMedia2011Kurt LammSoccer1993Harold LandesbergOfficial/Administrator1983Fred LebowOfficial/Administrator1994Dr. Herman LewellerOfficial/Administrator1987A.J. Liebling*Media1998Bill LippyOfficial/Administrator1997Willy Meisl*/Media1986Marvin MillerOfficial/Administrator2001Barney Nagler*Media1992Ben OlanMedia1994Murray OldermanMedia 1997Charles Ornstein*Official/Administrator1984Orna OstfeldBasketball2009Bernard Postal*Media1986Shirley PovichMedia1992Julia Jones Pugliese*Fencing2002Jimmie Reese*Baseball1995Joe Reichler*Media2008Harold U. Ribalow*Media2009Ed SabolMedia1996Al Schacht*Baseball2008Dick Schaap*Media2003Eric Seelig*Boxing1992Joseph ShaneOfficial/Administrator2002Jesse SilverMedia1989Roy SilverMedia1989Harry Simmons*Official/Administrator2007Emmanuel Simon*Official/Administrator1983Dr. Uri SimriOfficial/Administrator1991Margaredt SonnenfeldOfficial/Coach1997Oscar State*Official/Weightlifting1989Louis Stein*Official/Bowling1992Bill Stern*Media2001Sam Stoller*Track & Field2007Artur TakačOfficial/Administrator1989Sam Taub*Media1993Irving UngermanBoxing1994Ben WeiderBody Building1992Joe WeiderBody Building1992Chaim Wein*Official/Administrator1986Joseph Yekuteli*Official/Administrator1982Aviezer Yellin*Official/Administrator1984Paul Ziffren*Official/Administrator1993Harold O. Zimman*Official/Media1991
Lifetime Achievement In 1992, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame initiated its Lifetime Achievement Award which has been awarded annually honoring those individuals who have made significant contributions to the State of Israel and society through sports.