By, John Fisher LEEDS
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By, John Fisher LEEDS
The contribution of Jews to rugby league was detailed by sports and social historian Professor Tony Collins at a session of Leeds Jewish literary festival Milim held at Headingley Carnegie Stadium.
He said that throughout the history of the sport, Jews had been involved as players or administrators.
The Hull-born professor explained that Jews from Eastern Europe who settled in Leeds in the 19th century and worked mainly in the tailoring industry became rugby league fans.
They could identify with Jewish stars such as Australian Albert Aaron Rosenfeld, who signed for Huddersfield after falling in love with a mill manager’s daughter and played until he was 39.
