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Fife Saint
Has there ever been any followers of the Jewish faith play in Scotlands senior leagues?
bobbykdy
Bonny Ginzburg (goalkeeper) and Avi Cohen (defender) were both Jews who played for Rangers in the 80s/early 90s.

I am sure there have been others too but this is just off the top of my head.

Edited to add: Sebastian Rosenthal was another.
Dr Koop
Do you mean natives or folk from Israel or both? Scotland has had a couple of notable Israeli footballers in the recent past.

My mother (Irish Catholic) grew up with a lot of Jewish friends - she worked for clothiers in the Gorbals - and I get the impression from her that in some walks of life Scottish Jews decided not to be ... 'prominent' and sport was one of them.
Fife Saint
QUOTE (bobbykdy @ Aug 16 2008, 11:28) *
Bonny Ginzburg (goalkeeper) and Avi Cohen (defender) were both Jews who played for Rangers in the 80s/early 90s.

I am sure there have been others too but this is just off the top of my head.

Edited to add: Sebastian Rosenthal was another.



I guess I meant Israeli nationals. Was Rosenthal Chilean?
bobbykdy
QUOTE (Fife Saint @ Aug 16 2008, 12:54) *
I guess I meant Israeli nationals. Was Rosenthal Chilean?


Aye Rosenthal was a Chilean Jew, Ginsburg Israeli, Avi Cohen am not sure where he was born.
Fife Saint
QUOTE (bobbykdy @ Aug 16 2008, 13:09) *
Aye Rosenthal was a Chilean Jew, Ginsburg Israeli, Avi Cohen am not sure where he was born.



Cheers.
H Wragg
QUOTE (bobbykdy @ Aug 16 2008, 13:09) *
Aye Rosenthal was a Chilean Jew, Ginsburg Israeli, Avi Cohen am not sure where he was born.

Cohen is Israeli, born in Tel Aviv.
Aloysius Snuffleupagus
QUOTE (Fife Saint @ Aug 16 2008, 12:54) *
I guess I meant Israeli nationals.

Eyal Berkovic spent some time shirking tackles at Celtic so I suppose he'd count.
False Light
Jan Talesnikov is Israeli and played for us for a season.
flyingscot
Didn't the Jews playing from Rangers have to get special permission to play on a Sat it being the Jewish day of rest?
Steve McQueen
Spurs must have played a few friendlies!!!
Beyemystic
Jonathan Kurrant at Aberdeen last season was a Jew.

http://www.totallyjewish.com/sport/?content_id=6278
BadgersNadgers
Dean Furman, the Rangers youth player, is Jewish I read, he isn't actually from Scotland though.
A quick google:
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/991945.html
http://www.totallyjewish.com/sport/?content_id=4390
and a probably innacurate wikipedia list
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Jewish_footballers
buddie06smfc
VoH has a rather large nose.

TheScarf
QUOTE (buddie06smfc @ Aug 17 2008, 20:51) *
VoH has a rather large nose.


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McCaig's Tower
Ex-St Mirren goalkeeper (and ex-manager of Stranraer, Ayr Utd and Stenhousemuir - I think he may be with Cumnock currently?) Campbell Money's first name was Israel - this would perhaps suggest a Jewish background somewhere along the line? Also, possibly Dougie Freedman?

Fife Saint
QUOTE (McCaig's Tower @ Aug 19 2008, 23:14) *
Ex-St Mirren goalkeeper (and ex-manager of Stranraer, Ayr Utd and Stenhousemuir - I think he may be with Cumnock currently?) Campbell Money's first name was Israel - this would perhaps suggest a Jewish background somewhere along the line? Also, possibly Dougie Freedman?



There's a pub quiz winner right there.
Frank Booth
QUOTE (Beyemystic @ Aug 17 2008, 00:39) *
Jonathan Kurrant at Aberdeen last season was a Jew.

Just as well he wansn't at Ibrox otherwise you've have dubbed him a Kurrant bun
Fife Saint
QUOTE (Frank Booth @ Aug 19 2008, 23:19) *
Just as well he wansn't at Ibrox otherwise you've have dubbed him a Kurrant bun


Is he related to Ian Kurrant?
Big_Andy
QUOTE (bobbykdy @ Aug 16 2008, 11:28) *
Bonny Ginzburg (goalkeeper) and Avi Cohen (defender) were both Jews who played for Rangers in the 80s/early 90s.

I am sure there have been others too but this is just off the top of my head.

Edited to add: Sebastian Rosenthal was another.


Unfortunate turn of phrase considering the subject matter of Jews! laugh.gif
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