Interviews with Jewish Major Leaguers added to SABR Oral History Collection
JUNE 22, 2026 — A collection of interview transcripts from the Jewish Major Leaguers project was recently added to the SABR Oral History Collection.
Most of these interviews were conducted for the book, Jewish Major Leaguers in Their Own Words: Oral Histories of 23 Players (McFarland, 2012), by Peter Ephross with Martin Abramowitz. The authors donated the transcripts to SABR and they are used by permission.
Interviews added to the SABR Oral History Collection include:
- José Bautista, by Marc Katz (May 22-24, 2006)
- Harry Danning, by John Woestendiek (August 10-11, 2004)
- Thelma “Tiby” Eisen, by Rebecca Alpert (December 17, 2006)
- Mark Gilbert, by Kelly Landy (2005)
- Joe Ginsberg, by Kelly Landy (2005)
- Jesse Levis, by Howard Goldstein (November 10, 2006)
- Lou Limmer, by Marc Katz (November 4, 2005)
- Elliott Maddox, by Rebecca Alpert (March 7, 2005)
- Ed Mayer, by Joe Eskenazi (December 30, 2005)
- Mickey Rutner, by Peter Ephross (January 11-12, 2005)
- Richie Scheinblum, by Marc Katz (March 26, 2005)
- Larry and Norm Sherry, by Bob Ruxin (March 26, 2005)
The SABR Oral History Collection includes hundreds of interviews conducted with ballplayers (Major Leagues, Minor Leagues, Negro Leagues, AAGPBL), executives, scouts, authors, writers, broadcasters, and other figures of historical baseball significance. Visit SABR.org/oralhistory to learn more.
Originally published: June 22, 2026. Last Updated: June 22, 2026.