Photo Credit: Irwin Cohen
Richie Scheinblum

Did he ever bring his well-worn suitcase back to Brooklyn?

Perhaps a Jewish Press reader knows what happened to Burt after he stopped playing pro ball. If he’s still around, he’d be 90 years old.

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Like many of you, I’d like to know the last chapters of his story.


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Author, columnist, public speaker Irwin Cohen headed a national baseball publication for five years before accepting a front office position with the Detroit Tigers where he became the first orthodox Jew to earn a World Series ring. Besides the baseball world, Irwin served in the army reserves and was a marksman at Ft. Knox, Ky., and Chaplain's Assistant at Ft. Dix, NJ. He also served as president of the Agudah shul of the Detroit community for three decades. He may be reached in his dugout at [email protected].