Jacob Eisner
{{Short description|Israeli basketball player (born 1947)}}
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| name = Jacob Eisner
גיי'קוב (ג'ק) אייזנר
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| height_m = 2.05
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|12|18}}
| birth_place = Łódź, Poland
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| nationality = Israeli
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| college = University of Cincinnati
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| career_position = Center
| years1 = 1971-76
| team1 = Beitar Jerusalem
| highlights = *1974 Asian Games gold medal
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Jacob Eisner ({{Langx|he|גיי'קוב (ג'ק) אייזנר}}; born December 18, 1947) is an Israeli former basketball player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/13/archives/israeli-five-wins.html|title=Israeli Five Wins|date=August 13, 1974|work=The New York Times}}[https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/3/ART2/349/351.html "האימפריה תחזור: בית"ר עולה לפרקט"], NRG, March 23, 2012. He played the center position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League and for the Israeli national basketball team.
Biography
Eisner was born on December 18, 1947, in Łódź, Poland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/mar/1969/07/13/01/|title=מעריב | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית|date=July 13, 1969|website=Maariv}} At 13 years of age he along with his family moved to the Cincinnati in the United States; he subsequently attended the University of Cincinnati. He later immigrated to Israel. He is 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) tall.
He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League for Beitar Jerusalem from 1971 to 1976.{{Cite web|url=https://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=4599|title=מנהלת ליגת העל בכדורסל | כדורסל ישראלי | עונת 1974-75 | בית"ר י-ם | ג'ק אייזנר|website=basket.co.il}}
Eisner also played for the Israeli national basketball team in the 1972 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament, 1973 European Championship for Men, 1975 European Championship for Men, and 1976 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/64228/sid/2956/tid/306/_/1972_Pre_Olympic_Basketball_Tournament/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616181733/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/64228/sid/2956/tid/306/_/1972_Pre_Olympic_Basketball_Tournament/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2019|title=Jacob Eisner profile, Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament 1972|website=FIBA.COM}}
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Category:Israeli men's basketball players
Category:Israeli Basketball Premier League players
Category:Basketball players from Łódź
Category:Polish men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Cincinnati
Category:Polish emigrants to the United States
Category:Polish emigrants to Israel
Category:University of Cincinnati alumni
Category:Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Israel
Category:Basketball players at the 1974 Asian Games
Category:20th-century Polish sportsmen