Friday, 31 March 2017 13:15

Film About Baseball Legend

 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — To celebrate Major League Baseball’s Opening Day this spring, the Saratoga Jewish Community Arts and Temple Sinai, with a generous grant from the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York, presents a unique baseball story for the community with the screening of “The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg,” on Sunday, April 2 at 7 p.m.

The 1998 documentary film, directed and written by Aviva Kempner, tells the story of Hank Greenberg, a Hall of Fame first baseman for the Detroit Tigers.

Returning to baseball after World War II, Greenberg went on to lead the American League with 44 home runs and 127 runs batted in during the 1946 season.

The documentary examines how America’s first Jewish baseball star was a beacon of hope to American Jews who faced bigotry during the Depression and World War II.

The “Life and Times of Hank Greenberg” will be shown April 2 at 7 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 507 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. A panel discussion and dessert reception will follow. A $5 donation is requested. For reservations or information, please call 518-584-8730 ext. 2 or visit www. saratogasinai.org. 

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