Jewish Federation Hosts Induction Dinner For Sports Hall Of Fame

Friday, May 25, 2012

The Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga is hosting an inaugural induction of members to the Chattanooga Regional Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, May 31 at the Jewish Cultural Center, located at 5461 North Terrace Road.  

A meet-the-athletes reception will take place at 5:30 p.m.  There is no cost to attend the reception. The induction dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m.. The dinner is $18 for adults, and $10 for youth under 16 years old.               

This year’s inductees include Shimmy Berman (posthumously), Izzie Frumin, Zelig Frumin, Norman Hofferman, Matthew Levine, Merv Pregulman, Virginia Weitzman Raider (posthumously) and Saul Raisin.  Bobby Brouner is being inducted as an emerging athlete.             

While at the Jewish Cultural Center attendees can view the exhibition Chai Scorers: The Legacy of Chattanooga’s Jewish Athletes.  This exhibition includes artifacts and oral history information about each of the inductees.                

To make a reservation for the induction dinner or to arrange a group tour of the exhibition contact 493-0270 ext. 10 or rsvp@jewishchattanooga.com.


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