September 17, 2004 • Page Image 69
…and day of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, he quickly mentions that both events take place after sunset and the conclusion of the holidays. Boxing may seem like an unlikely sport for a Jew to immerse himself in, but not to Merchant (who was born with the surname Kaufman and Anglicized his name). "When I grew up, boxing was one of the main sports. Almost everybody knew somebody or had a distant rela- tive who was a boxer. I had an uncle who had b...…

















































