
Written by Eve Nadel Catarevas · Illustrated by Martina Peluso
A girl barred from a boys-only sport fights to practice the one she loves.
Rena Glickman, later known as Rusty Kanokogi, grew up Jewish in Brooklyn at a time when judo was strictly for boys and men. Determined to practice the sport she loved, she overcame one barrier after another to become the leading female judo master of her time and opened the way for women in the sport.
Rena Glickman, known professionally as Rusty Kanokogi, was a Jewish girl who grew up to become the preeminent female judo master of her time, overcoming many odds. At a time when judo was a sport strictly for boys and men, Rusty was determined to practice the sport she loved.
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