Samuel P. Sporn is the Recipient of the IJSHOF's Award of Excellence - April 2010

At an April 14th luncheon in New York City, attorney Sam Sporn, in the company of 150 friends, former teammates and family, was presented with the IJSHOF's first Award of Excellence by Alan Sherman, Chairman.

He received the award for his achievements representing American teams in France, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, New Delhi, India and Canada as a member of the International Lawn Tennis Club of the United States; for his remarkable long-running record as Eastern Tennis Association's #1 or #2 Singles and Doubles rankings at various age levels; for his court success at six quadrennial World Maccabiah Games and four Pan American Maccabiahs between 1981 and 2009, during which period he won four gold medals and a combined nine silver and bronze honors; and, in tribute to his service as Masters and Grand Masters Chairman of U.S. Maccabiah tennis teams, and long service as member of the Executive Committee of Maccabi USA Sports for Israel.

Moshe Teumim Honored With The Lifetime Achievement Award - July 2010

Israeli media executive Moshe Teumim was named recipient of the IJSHOF's 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1997, Teumim led a group of businessmen who purchased the struggling Hapoel Tel-Aviv Soccer Club, and managed it to the 1998 and 1999 Israel National Cup Championships. He expanded the Club's activities to include establishment of hundreds of soccer schools in low socioeconomic neighborhoods, serving more than 20,000 children in all sectors of Israel––including new immigrants, Arabs, Druze, those with special needs, and at-risk youths.

The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually, honoring those individuals who have made significant contributions to the State of Israel and society through sports.