Philip Richard Erenberg (March 16, 1909 – February 2, 1992) was an American gymnast who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal for Indian clubs.[1]
Born in Belarus in the Russian Empire,[1] Erenberg was Jewish.[2][3][4][5] He arrived in the United States around 1912 at the age of three with his family.[6] He had one brother and one sister.[6] Initially, his family lived in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, where his father was a worker and foreman at the Florsheim Shoe Company.[6] In 1923 they moved to Los Angeles,[6] where he attended Roosevelt High School,[6] where he participated in sports and served as a sportswriter for the school newspaper. He was introduced to gymnastics around the age of 18, and as Roosevelt High was a new school with a new gymnasium and had acquired only limited equipment, he took up the Indian Clubs as they were inexpensive and easy to acquire.[6][7]
Erenberg noted that Los Angeles became a growth center for gymnastics and Roosevelt High produced a number of Olympic athletes including track star Lillian Copeland, divers Johnny and Michael Galitzen, and basketball player Sam Balter who won a gold in the 1936 Olympics. In Indian Club Swinging, there is no juggling and the club never leaves the palm of your hand, making the sport more dependent on muscle and endurance then purely on timing, as the clubs each weigh around a pound and a half.[6]
He attended UCLA as an undergraduate.[6] Erenberg received a medical degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine in 1934.[6] He practiced obstetrics and then internal medicine in the Los Angeles area with a practice in Hollywood for a period, completing over a fifty year career in his lifetime. He lived for a period on Laurel Pass near Laurel Canyon, and Hollywood.[8] He married Doris Weitzman, who attended UCLA, in the fall of 1937 in Hollywood, and was later married to Patricia Zidell.[9][6] The great majority of his medical career was in private practice at the same Los Angeles office.[7][6][10]
Erenberg won the 1932 National American Athletic Union (AAU) Championship in Indian Clubs.[7] He heard about the Olympic selection for Indian Clubs through the Los Angeles Athletic Club, but with few Indian Club Swingers, Erenberg did not recall that he was required to compete for the team.[6] A selection process of some form did occur in Los Angeles around July 25, 1932, where Erenberg was placed first in club swinging.[11]
He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he received a silver medal in gymnastics in clubs.[12][13][14] The gold medalist was American George Roth, and the bronze medalist was American William Kuhlemeier, giving the Americans a clean sweep of the medal competition in the event that year. In the 1932 Olympics and prior, Americans had a limited history with Olympic medals in Gymnastics competition.[15] He received his invitation to the Olympics during the years he was enrolled at Medical School, eventually graduating from UC Irvine in 1934.[7]
Erenberg died in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County on February 2, 1992, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park as would be his wife Patricia.[10][16] He was survived by his wife Patricia Zidell, a son, and a daughter who worked as a Registered Nurse.[6][10] His obituary requested that donations in lieu of flowers be made to the Cardiac Care Center at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, a Los Angeles Hospital with a Jewish Religious affiliation and an association with UCLA, Erenberg's undergraduate school.[10][16]
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^ abcd"Erenberg, Philip". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
^"Find 2 Pedigreed Dogs", Daily News, Los Angeles, California, pg. 18, 1 January 1947
^Practiced in Hollywood in "Miss Weitzman and Dr. Erenberg Wed", Los Angeles Evening News, Los Angeles, California, pg. 8, 1 October 1937
^ abcd"Death Notices, Eherberg, Philip", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 23, 3 February 1992
^"World's Mark is Broken", The Pasadena Post, Pasadena, California, pg. 5, 26 July 1932
^"Erenberg, Philip R., M.D." The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. February 3, 1992. p. 253. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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Philip Richard Erenberg March 16 1909 February 2 1992 was an American gymnast who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal for Indian clubs 1 Philip ErenbergFull namePhilip Richard ErenbergCountry representedUnited StatesBorn 1909 03 16 March 16 1909Loyew Russian EmpireDiedFebruary 2 1992 1992 02 02 aged 82 West Hollywood California U S DisciplineMen s artistic gymnasticsGymLos Angeles Athletic ClubMedal record Representing United States Men s artistic gymnastics Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 Total 0 1 0 Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Indian Clubs Contents 1 Personal life 2 Olympic silver medal 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life editBorn in Belarus in the Russian Empire 1 Erenberg was Jewish 2 3 4 5 He arrived in the United States around 1912 at the age of three with his family 6 He had one brother and one sister 6 Initially his family lived in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago Illinois where his father was a worker and foreman at the Florsheim Shoe Company 6 In 1923 they moved to Los Angeles 6 where he attended Roosevelt High School 6 where he participated in sports and served as a sportswriter for the school newspaper He was introduced to gymnastics around the age of 18 and as Roosevelt High was a new school with a new gymnasium and had acquired only limited equipment he took up the Indian Clubs as they were inexpensive and easy to acquire 6 7 Erenberg noted that Los Angeles became a growth center for gymnastics and Roosevelt High produced a number of Olympic athletes including track star Lillian Copeland divers Johnny and Michael Galitzen and basketball player Sam Balter who won a gold in the 1936 Olympics In Indian Club Swinging there is no juggling and the club never leaves the palm of your hand making the sport more dependent on muscle and endurance then purely on timing as the clubs each weigh around a pound and a half 6 He attended UCLA as an undergraduate 6 Erenberg received a medical degree from the University of California Irvine School of Medicine in 1934 6 He practiced obstetrics and then internal medicine in the Los Angeles area with a practice in Hollywood for a period completing over a fifty year career in his lifetime He lived for a period on Laurel Pass near Laurel Canyon and Hollywood 8 He married Doris Weitzman who attended UCLA in the fall of 1937 in Hollywood and was later married to Patricia Zidell 9 6 The great majority of his medical career was in private practice at the same Los Angeles office 7 6 10 Olympic silver medal editErenberg was given a membership in and competed for the Los Angeles Athletic Club 6 Erenberg won the 1932 National American Athletic Union AAU Championship in Indian Clubs 7 He heard about the Olympic selection for Indian Clubs through the Los Angeles Athletic Club but with few Indian Club Swingers Erenberg did not recall that he was required to compete for the team 6 A selection process of some form did occur in Los Angeles around July 25 1932 where Erenberg was placed first in club swinging 11 He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received a silver medal in gymnastics in clubs 12 13 14 The gold medalist was American George Roth and the bronze medalist was American William Kuhlemeier giving the Americans a clean sweep of the medal competition in the event that year In the 1932 Olympics and prior Americans had a limited history with Olympic medals in Gymnastics competition 15 He received his invitation to the Olympics during the years he was enrolled at Medical School eventually graduating from UC Irvine in 1934 7 Erenberg died in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County on February 2 1992 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park as would be his wife Patricia 10 16 He was survived by his wife Patricia Zidell a son and a daughter who worked as a Registered Nurse 6 10 His obituary requested that donations in lieu of flowers be made to the Cardiac Care Center at Cedar Sinai Medical Center a Los Angeles Hospital with a Jewish Religious affiliation and an association with UCLA Erenberg s undergraduate school 10 16 In 2010 Erenberg was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 17 See also editList of select Jewish gymnastsReferences edit a b Philip Erenberg Olympedia Retrieved 24 May 2023 Encyclopaedia Judaica Volume 15 1996 Bob Wechsler 2008 Day by Day in Jewish Sports History ISBN 9780881259698 KTAV Publishing House Jewish Olympic Medalists www jewishvirtuallibrary org George Eisen Jewish Olympic Medalists www jewishsports net a b c d e f g h i j k l m n An Olympian s oral history Philip R Erenberg 1932 Olympic Games gymnastics la84 org 1988 a b c d Erenberg Philip Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Find 2 Pedigreed Dogs Daily News Los Angeles California pg 18 1 January 1947 Practiced in Hollywood in Miss Weitzman and Dr Erenberg Wed Los Angeles Evening News Los Angeles California pg 8 1 October 1937 a b c d Death Notices Eherberg Philip Los Angeles Times Los Angeles California pg 23 3 February 1992 World s Mark is Broken The Pasadena Post Pasadena California pg 5 26 July 1932 Erenberg Philip R M D The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles CA February 3 1992 p 253 Retrieved March 13 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp 1932 Summer Olympics Los Angeles United States Gymnastics Archived August 19 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics com Retrieved on March 31 2008 Historic Men s Gymnastics Clubs CNN Sports Illustrated Retrieved March 31 2008 Hoffer Richard Remember When Olga Caught the World Off Balance The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles California pg 84 28 July 1984 a b Dr Philip Richard Erenberg Find a grave PHILLIP ERENBERG MD Gymnastics 2011 Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame External links editPhilip Erenberg at Olympics com nbsp Philip Erenberg at Olympedia nbsp Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Philip Roth Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philip Erenberg amp oldid 1202622765, wikipedia, 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