National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, in Commack, New York, is dedicated to honoring American Jewish figures who have distinguished themselves in sports.
Its objective is to foster Jewish identity through athletics, and to commemorate sports heroes who have emerged from a people not commonly associated with sports.
The Hall has inductees in the sports of American football, auto-racing, baseball, basketball, bicycling, bowling, boxing, Canadian football, canoeing, cycling, discus, dressage, fencing, figure skating, golf, gymnastics, handball, horse showing, horse-racing, ice hockey, judo, karate, lacrosse, marathon running, pole vault, racquetball, rowing, rugby, shot put, skiing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track, triathlete, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling. It has also inducted authors, broadcasters, columnists, and sportscasters.
The Hall of Fame and Museum is located at the Suffolk Jewish Community Center in Commack, New York.
Awards
In addition to inducted Hall of Fame members, it presents periodic awards as follows:The Marty Glickman Outstanding Jewish (College) Scholastic Athlete of the Year
Awarded to Charles Altchek, Yael Averbuch, Cliff Bayer, Matt Bernstein, Shay Doron, Hayden Epstein, David Ettinger, Jay Fiedler, Loren Galler Rabinowitz, Rebekah Green, Bess Greenberg, Elvis M. Sternberg, Dan Grunfeld, Damion Hahn, Sada Jacobson, Dan Helmer, Anita Kaplan, Brie Katz, Chad Levitt, Jessica Levy, Samantha Marder, Boyd Melson, Neil Ravitz, Amy Rosson, Rebekah Rottenberg, Mike Saffer, Jon Scheyer, Laine Selwyn, Marc Siegel, and football player Gabe CarimiIn 2025, Vassar College basketball player Tova Gelb won the award.
The Jules D. & Pearl D. Mazor Awards to the Outstanding Jewish High School Scholar Athletes of the Year
Awarded to Adam Balkan, Stephanie Barnet, Ben Belmont, Rachel Blume, Dannielle Diamant, Hillary Framson, Zachary Greenberg, Ben Herman, Emily Jacobson, David Kahn, Jesse Koller, Jarryd Levine, Max Levine, Jason Liberman, Sarah Lowenthal, Adam Mahfouda, Samantha Marder, David Posner, Chad Prince, Jon Scheyer, Jodi Schlesinger, Justin Simon, Mark Wohlstadter, and Courtney Zale.The Dick Steinberg Good Guy Award
Awarded to Lenny Silberman, Andy Bloom, Ron Carner, Dave Cohen, Gerald Eskenazi, Jay Fiedler, Ken Fiedler, Stan Fischler, Alan Freedman, Nicole Freedman, Margie Goldstein-Engle, Stan Isaacs, James Jacobs, Steve Jacobson, Barry Landers, Nancy Moloff, Arthur Richman, Marty Riger, Dick Steinberg, Herb Turetzky, Lisa Winston and Boyd Melson.The George Young Award
The George Young Award is given to the person, Jewish or non-Jewish, who "has best exemplified the high ideals that George Young displayed".It has been awarded to Ernie Accorsi, Lou Carnesecca, Preston Robert Tisch, George Young James Metzger, and Joe McMahon.