Marc Skelton, at The Blogs

Oct 1, 2024, 10:06 AM

When I heard that Coach Jonathan Halpert was inducted into the New York State and New York City Basketball Hall of Fame this summer, I didn’t know how many wins he had (416), how many conference championships he had...

Aug 21, 2024, 9:01 PM

Chasing Jewish Shadows in Morocco

“I was 7 years old when Orson Welles filmed Othello here,” André Azoulay reminisced. “You can see me in the movie. I felt like a celebrity.” That was in 1950. Today, strolling through the ancient medina of Essaouira, Morocco with...

Aug 16, 2024, 11:23 PM

What I Learned Inside The Maccabi Bubble

As soon as I arrived at University of Hertfordshire, I could feel the youthful bustle, like it was the first day of school. Hundreds of Jewish teenagers, from around the world, teetered on campus: The South African soccer team...

About Me

Marc Skelton is a member of the Maccabi USA basketball masters team. He graduated from Northeastern University, served two years in the Peace Corps in Moldova, and holds a master’s degree in education and Russian studies from Columbia University. He teaches history at Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School in the Bronx and has coached the boys’ basketball team there since 2007, winning three citywide championships and one statewide championship. He is the author of "Pounding the Rock: Basketball Dreams and Real Life in a Bronx High School".