Simon "Sim" Leiserovich

Born in Dresden in 1891, Simon Leiserowitsch is one of the early stars of German soccer history. After the East Jewish family moved to Berlin in 1910, the young man, often just called Sim, played soccer first for Hertha and then for Tennis-Borussia Berlin. The right winger's greatest success was winning the Crown Prince's Cup in 1918 as a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg selection. After his active career, Leiserowitsch returned temporarily to Dresden, where he earned his living as a cardboard box manufacturer. At TeBe, however, he remains active in the club for a long time. After the National Socialists take power in 1933, Leiserowitsch is briefly employed as a janitor at 10 Meinekestr. in Berlin. After an incident during a Gestapo search of the Palestine office there, he flees. Arriving in Palestine, he had a hard time at first due to the language barrier. Later he worked as a coach at Maccabi Tel Aviv and youth worker at Hapoel Tel Aviv.