Jack Bernstein, also known as "John Dodick," "Kid Murphy," and Young Murphy," (November 5, 1899, in New York, New York – December 26, 1945) was an American boxer. He was World Junior lightweight Champion, with the title taken from and later lost to Johnny Dundee . Bernstein, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
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