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  1. Jun 3, 2019 · NEW YORK ( JTA) — In the bullfighting world of the 1920s and ’30s, Sidney Franklin was defined not only by his Americanness, elegance or tough-guy personality but also by his Jewishness. The...

  2. Corey Kilgannon looks at the life of Sidney Franklin, the first Jewish American to reach matador status in Spain, who hid his sexuality in plain sight. Thursday 04 July 2019 13:07 BST....

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  4. Jun 25, 2019 · The Gay Jewish Matador From Brooklyn. Sidney Franklin was “hiding in plain sight” as a closeted bullfighter in a macho sport. He became a legend in Spain and loved dressing the part. The New ...

  5. Jun 6, 2019 · An old photograph captures the day Sidney Franklin, a gay, Jewish man from Park Slope, became a full-fledged bullfighter in 1945. Franklin rose to notoriety and fame as the first and only Jewish-American matador to fight in the arenas of Mexico and Spain.

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  6. Jun 8, 2019 · NEW YORK ( JTA) — In the bullfighting world of the 1920s and ’30s, Sidney Franklin was defined not only by his Americanness, elegance or tough-guy personality but also by his Jewishness. The...

  7. Oct 23, 2003 · Sidney Franklin executing a classic kill of a bull in Spain. He would have made a great shochet (ritual slaughterer). 100th anniversary of birth of Sidney Franklin, the greatest (and...

  8. Sidney Franklin (born Sidney Frumkin; 11 July 1903 – 26 April 1976) was the first American to become a successful matador, the most senior level of bullfighter.

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