Philly Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Adolph & Rose Levis Museum

23rd Annual Induction Ceremony

The 23rd Annual Induction Ceremony was held on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia. The Ceremony honored the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021.

The Class of 2020 inductees included: Carl Cherkin, Bryan Cohen, Erskine Mayer, Carol B. Polis and Jerry Wolman. Our award recipients are: Alan Horwitz, William Yale Saltzman and the Junior Jewish Basketball League, as well as the 2019 Team Philadelphia JCC Maccabi Games®16U boys soccer team.

The Class of 2021 inductees included: Adam Feldman, Sam Mattis and Steve Shull.

Bernie Lemonick

He was a first team All American in football at the University of Pennsylvania.

Larry Brown

The only basketball coach to win the NCAA National Championship and the NBA Championship

Carol Schultz Greenberg

She was a two time First Team All-American in lacrosse

Buzz Bissinger

He wrote the book "Friday Night Lights" later made into a movie and a long running TV series

The Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame contains a remarkable collection of athletes and others involved in sports activities. We have inducted 18 Olympians, including six medal winners, two world boxing champions, three women who made first team All-American in lacrosse, people who wrote brilliantly about sports or announced games, and others who founded, owned and/or managed professional franchises.