Benny Casofsky


Bernard "Benny" Casofsky, was a former male English international table tennis player.
“Benny” was part of the England team that competed at the 1947 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup with Ernest Bubley, Eric Filby, George 'Eli' Goodman and Johnny Leach.
He was of Jewish descent and was part of the Manchester team along with Leslie Cohen and Hyman Lurie who won the Wilmott Cup on three occasions. He was also later ranked as Manchester’s number one player.
Later, he was named the president of the Manchester and District League.