• Award-winning broadcaster Chris Berman, an anchor for ESPN’s “SportsCenter” since 1979 and the face of the network’s football coverage, is a member of the 2023 class inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Other inductees are:
  • Rudi Ball, ice hockey: Represented Germany in the 1936 Winter Olympics. During his career, he won eight German championships and a bronze medal in the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
  • David Blatt, basketball: Career included playing at Princeton University and professional basketball leagues in Israel, Italy, Russia, Turkey and Greece, and a stint as head coach of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers.
  • Ilona Elek-Schacherer, fencing: Competed in three Olympics for Hungary, winning two gold medals and a silver medal. She also won 10 gold medals, five silver medals, and two bronze medals in World Championships.
  • John Frank, football: Is a two-time Super Bowl champion tight end with the San Francisco 49ers. Played football at Ohio State University, and co-founded the Israeli bobsled team.
  • Deena Kastor, track & field: An eight-time national champion in cross-country, who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics and holds U.S. records for the 10-mile, 15-kilometer, and 8-kilometer women’s road races.
  • Merrill Moses, water polo: A three-time Olympic water polo goalkeeper, earned a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won the 1997 NCAA championship with Pepperdine University.
  • Moran Samuel, rowing: An Israeli world champion paralympic rower and basketball player. Paralyzed in her lower body, she played for Israel in the 2013 European Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Frankfort, and represented Israel at the Paralympic Games in 2012, 2016 and 2020, winning bronze and silver medals. In 2015, she won a gold medal at the World Rowing Championships.
  • Mordechai Spiegler, soccer: Considered among the best Israeli soccer players ever. Was captain of the Israeli Olympic team in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. He has scored 32 national team goals.
  • Dwight Stones, track and field: A two-time Olympic bronze medalist in high jump. He won 19 national championships in his 16-year career.
  • Ariel Ze’evi, judo: Won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics, four European championships, and a silver medal at the 2001 World Championship.