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Nov 4, 2010 · By Paul Brunick. Nov. 4, 2010. “Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story” chronologically name-checks history’s most famous Jewish ballplayers, from the 19th-century pioneer Lipman...
Nov 19, 2010 · Movies. Movie review: ‘Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story’. By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic. Nov. 19, 2010 12 AM PT. “Jews and Baseball: An American...
69% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 63% Audience Score 100+ Ratings Players, managers, sports writers and fans discuss the contributions of Jewish ballplayers and their impact on American Jews.
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TOP CRITIC. The film feels simultaneously micromanaged and slapdash, spouting generalities about the game while neglecting to show a full at-bat. Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 7, 2010....
Nov 11, 2010 · By Frank Scheck. November 11, 2010 6:53pm. Covering all the important, pardon the pun, bases — Hank Greenberg, Sandy Koufax, et al. — but also delivering plenty of less well-known but fascinating...
Nov 4, 2010 · Who ever even thought to ask? The ferociously goateed Boston Red Sox infielder is one of several Hebrew hammers lightly profiled in the new documentary Jews and Baseball, a sunny jaunt through the diamond that reaches from Lipman Pike, the first-ever paid baseball player, through Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax up to Shawn Green. The first ...
Absolutely marvelous documentary dealing with our Jewish baseball players from the inception of the game in 1871 to present day. We are immediately shown the prevailing idea that Jews were not supposed to excel in sports, but this was quickly shattered at the very beginning of baseball in America.
