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Dedication perseverance and pride. These words describe the Jewish athletes in Modern Day Maccabees. Kevin Youkilis, Omri Casspi, and Morgan Pressel are featured among others. Including personal letters from some of the athletes, the profiles in Modern Day Maccabees are sure to inspire kids to pursue their dreams of personal success and tikkun olam on and off the field.

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Andrew Gershman was born and raised in Richmond, VA with a love of sports, especially when Jewish athletes were Involved. In 2009 Andrew and his family moved to Jerusalem, Israel where he hosted The American Sports Talk Show on Rusty Mike Radio. A year later, Andrew founded Israel Sports Radio, an all sports talk internet radio station. Since moving back to Silver Spring, MD, He has written about Jewish athletes of all ages for the Washington Jewish Week, JTA, The L.A. Jewish Journal and The Jerusalem Post among others. Modern Day Maccabees is the first book for Gershman and features 20 profiles about today's Jewish sports stars accomplishments on and off the field.

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