Marvin Hershkowitz

Marvin Hershkowitz (1931 – May 4, 2020) was the captain of the Yeshiva University Maccabees basketball team in the 1950s,[1] under the leadership of coach Bernard “Red” Sarachek.[2] Hershkowitz later became a coach of the team.[3]

Hershkowitz was born in the Bronx. He was an All-City selection from DeWitt Clinton High School, where he served as varsity team captain, as the team won the New York City Championship in his junior year.[4]

He joined the Yeshiva University team after playing for CCNY for his freshman year.[5] From 1954 to 1957, he was an assistant coach and assistant athletic director at Yeshiva University.[6]

He immigrated to Israel in 1977.[7] Hershkowitz became the administrative director of Yeshivat HaDarom in Rehovot, Israel.[8]

In 2017, Hershkowitz was inducted to the Yeshiva University’s Athletics Hall of Fame.[9] He was the first player in the team’s history to score more than 1,000 points; he scored 1,095 in 54 games.[10] This record ranked him 26th in team history.[3] He held the record for most average points per game for three years (1950-1953),[11] and the record for most field goals (113) in a season.

He also coached basketball for the Ramaz High School.[12]

He died on May 4, 2020, at 89 years of age.[13][14]

References
  1. "September 11, 1953 - Image 64". The Detroit Jewish News Digital Archives. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  2. "- Jewish World". Israel National News. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. "Marvin Hershkowitz". Yeshiva University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  4. Zuckerman, Bruce; Sclar, Ari F.; Ansell, Lisa (2014). Beyond Stereotypes: American Jews and Sports. Purdue University Press. ISBN 978-1-55753-699-0.
  5. Gurock, Jeffrey S. (2005-08-31). Judaism's Encounter with American Sports. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-11160-9.
  9. Leichman, Abigail Klein. "Learning from basketball". jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  10. "2017 Yeshiva University Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony". YouTube.
  11. Halpert, Johnny (2013-12-05). Are You Still Coaching?: 41 Years Coaching Yeshiva University Basketball. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4918-2857-1.
  12. "The (Yeshiva) Basketball Diaries". Tablet Magazine. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  13. Berlinger, Laura. "Remembering Marvin Hershkowitz ZL". Yeshiva University News. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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