From the Pages of Yedies
by ROBERTA NEWMAN
In December 1935, Yedies reported on the initial activities of a new division at YIVO devoted to research on Jews and sports. The ambitious goals of the Sports Division were:
- The establishment of a central archive of materials on Jewish sports movements in Poland and elsewhere;
- The creation of a sports library and reading room;
- The preparation of publications on current issues in Jewish sports;
- To serve as a resource for Jewish athletes;
- To provide assistance to provincial Jewish sports organizations.
A questionnaire had already been sent out to hundreds of Jewish sports clubs, the first step in collecting data for a full-fledged study on Jews and sports.