THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
U.S. Players Leave Israel BasketbaLL Team
BY HASKELL COHEN
(Copyright 1975, JTA, Inc.)
After what appeared to be
a good recruiting period of
Jewish hoop talent from the
United States, it seems that
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our American players of the
Jewish faith who graduated
this past spring have been
undergoing a change of
mind and no longer want to
play for Israeli basketball
teams.
It's not a question of fear,
it's a question of money,
plus the fact that our Amer-
ican-Jewish players don't
want to assume dual citizen-
ship, which is permissible.
Once an American takes out
Israeli citizenship he be-
comes eligible for the army
and this presents quite a
problem to the players who
have been recruited.
In addition, amateur bas-
ketball teams throughout
Europe have decided that
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cently to bring Silvers back
with them learned that Ber-
kowitz is enrolled in, of all
places, the University of Las
Vegas, Nev. In common bas-
ketball parlance, this insti-
tution is known as a basket-
ball factory.
future disposition of Israel's
troubled soccer leagues.
The biggest problem in-
volved is the fact that Is-
rael's Sportstoto, a legalized
lottery based upon weekly
National Soccer League
game results, which throws
millions of pounds annually
into a pool for subsidizing
the bulk of Israel's national
sports program, is in jeop-
ardy.
NEW YORK (JTA) — The
Knesset has now been
forced to become involved in
a political battle concerning
the future of soccer in the
country.
For some time now there
has been talk of game fixing
during the course of the reg-
ular season and playoffs
which are very important in
the Israel soccer program.
A possible suspension of
The National League
comprises 16 teams and the soccer league play, which
two - last teams always are is an extreme likelihood,
relegated to a lower divi- would wreak havoc with
sion. Conversely, the two this program. Without the
best teams of the lower divi- weekly sport lottery Israel
sion then move up to the Na- would not be able to parti-
tional League at the conclu- cipate in any international
competition.
sion of each season.
Haim Glovinsky, director
Two young mavericks in
the Knesset, Ehud Olmart of the tax exempt lottery,
of the Free Center Party, said that he does not antici-
and Yosef Sarid of the pate an adverse ruling from
Yadlin.
Labor Alignment, are bat-
As a matter of fact, he
tling in the Knesset for a
permanent league of 18 pointed out that the Israel
teams and are also insist- National Select Team has
ing that half the members already left for Holland to
prepare for the pre-Olympic
of the Soccer Federation
elimination tournament
should be discharged,
which will take place in To-
based on a suggestion
kyo in October.
made five years ago by
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In addition to Fleisher,
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club, has decided to cast his
lot with Maccabi of Frank-
furt, Germany, surpris-
ingly.
A third performer from
Scranton University, is also
passing up basketball in Is-
rael for a contact with one
The troubles will not
stop with the lack of re-
cruits from the United
States, but will rather be
embellished by the fact
that one of Israel's pre-
mier stars, Mickey Ber-
kowitz of the Maccabi TA,
is coming to the U.S. to go
to college.
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Bob Fleisher of Duke
University, who showed
his wares in Israel with
the 1973 United States
Maccabiah team, has ap-
parently come up with one
of the best amateur con-
tracts available by signing
with an Italian team.
of the European clubs.
The only bright spot in
the recuriting program has
been the fact that Lou Sil-
vers of Harvard has decided
to cast his lot with Maccabi
Tel Aviv.
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on to the better American-
Jewish hoopsters and have
grabbed off three of the four
top prospects by outbidding
Israeli amateur teams.
Friday, September 12, 1975 27
Judge Moshe Etzioni of the
Israel Supreme Court.
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