oi{"id":10918,"date":"2012-07-11T13:29:09","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T17:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewishledger.com\/?p=10918"},"modified":"2018-08-10T18:27:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T18:27:48","slug":"letter-remembering-arthur-richman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishledger.com\/2012\/07\/letter-remembering-arthur-richman\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Remembering Arthur Richman"},"content":{"rendered":"
As most of your readers know, as the son of Bert Gaster, I was involved with the Ledger in many capacities during more than three decades.\u00a0My most notable role was achieved when I followed in my father\u2019s footsteps reporting in the role of Jews in sports.\u00a0Despite the limited reach of the Ledger, I was treated with respect and kindness as a member of the sports press.
\nThroughout all those years, Arthur Richman stood out as my mentor and great friend. He served as a press relations executive with the Mets for 25 years and then as assistant to George Steinbrenner of the Yankees for another 25.\u00a0He was knowlegeable about the game and the players and seemed to know just about everyone in baseball. He was generous to an extreme.\u00a0He was a mensch that baseball will probably never see the likes of again.
\nArthur died in 2009.\u00a0But, not to be forgotten, he was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Commack, L.I. in April of this year.
\nAs an invited personal friend of Arthur\u2019s, I had the honor of being seated with his wife Martha and many baseball legends, who came to honor the man they all loved.
\nIt was from my work for the Ledger that I and my father gained a great friend that
\nI will surely miss.<\/p>\n
Jeff Gaster
\nNew York City<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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