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Shecter worked as a sports journalist for the New York Post. [1] While traveling with the Yankees, in 1958, Shecter told his editors about a minor altercation between the coach Ralph Houk and the pitcher Ryne Duren; the subsequent published story, printed without a byline, was among the first in sports journalism to provide a behind-the-scenes look at professional sports team squabbles.
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The short review in Nature states that the authors present a comprehensive scientific overview of the Sun, shedding light on various solar phenomena. They describe the book as "beautifully illustrated, history-rich, and up to date." [1] A review in American Scientist describes the book as "intriguing, accessible, and technically detailed." [2]
His mother, Ruth Lisa Schechter (née Lubin), was a secretary and a published poet; [3] his father, Jerry Schechter, was a garment center pattern maker and a sculptor. Grandson of Russian-Jewish immigrant socialists, [ 3 ] Schechter grew up in the Bronx , in the garment union-sponsored Amalgamated housing cooperative development.
Eric Schechter (born August 1, 1950) is an American mathematician, retired from Vanderbilt University with the title of professor emeritus. His interests started primarily in analysis but moved into mathematical logic .
The book also described the Soviet state view on the term "special tasks" which Sudoplatov described as "sabotage, kidnapping and assassination" beyond the USSR's borders. [2] Sudoplatov was known for managing the two plots that led to the assassination of Leon Trotsky .
Ball Four: My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues is a book by Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Bouton, edited by Leonard Shecter and first published in 1970. The book is a diary of Bouton's 1969 season, spent with the Seattle Pilots and then the Houston Astros following a late-season trade.
Solomon Schechter (Hebrew: שניאור זלמן הכהן שכטר ; 7 December 1847 – 19 November 1915) was a Moldavian-born British-American rabbi, academic scholar and educator, most famous for his roles as founder and President of the United Synagogue of America, President of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and architect of American Conservative Judaism.