A Quiet Contribution : Louis Rubenstein

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Title
A Quiet Contribution : Louis Rubenstein
Abstract
The authors discuss the sports career of Louis Rubenstein (1861-1931), a figure skater and cyclist. Rubenstein was instrumental in the organization of Canadian sport during the early twentieth century and contributed in many ways as an athlete, administrator, benefactor, referee, timekeeper and judge. The authors examine the nature of Rubenstein's athletic accomplishments, with particular focus on his skating career including his world figure skating championship, and his contributions to Canadian sport. Rubenstein was born in Montreal, and the city's Victoria Skating Rink became his home rink. At the age of 17 he won the championship of Montreal in 1878. After some success in sporadic competitions, he won the Canadian title in 1883, and retained it for seven years. Rubenstein founded the International Skating Union of America. He was a long-time alderman for the City of Montreal (1914-1931) and was a founder and for many years the president of the Montreal Young Men's Hebrew Association.
Publication
Canadian Journal of History of Sport
Volume
Vol. 13
Issue
no. 1
Pages
1-17
Date
May 1982
Language
fr
Citation
Rosenberg, Danny, Don Morrow, and Alexander J. Young. “A Quiet Contribution : Louis Rubenstein.” Canadian Journal of History of Sport Vol. 13, no. 1 (May 1982): 1–17.
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