The boy who thought he shouldn’t run

Abstract

When 21st American Jewry is studies, historians will look back at the story of Oliver Ferber as a snapshot of the era: an inspiring and horrifying episode that tells us a great deal about the American Jewish experience. Oliver’s tale, which occurred in 2021, was made known in an April 2023 article for ESPN by Sam Borden titled “

Description

Magazine article

Keywords

Sabbath observance, track competitions, race

Citation

Soloveichik, M. Y. (2023, July/August). The boy who thought he shouldn’t run. Commentary Magazine. https://www.commentary.org/ articles/meir-soloveichik/oliver-ferber-young-jewish-runner-maintains-faith/