Jews and Baseball

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Peter Miller’s engrossing documentary explores the way the presence of Jews in major-league baseball deeply impacted sports fans of all religious faiths. People who held prejudices soon found themselves rooting for players they claimed to hate, while American Jews found a source of pride and, in each decade, a new hero to look up to. A truly moving look at ordinary players who broke down barriers.

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Release Date:	Jul 25, 2010
Running Time:	90 minutes
Country:	Canada
Language:	English

synopsis

Two-time Oscar-winner Dustin Hoffman narrates this decade-spanning documentary that highlights the contributions of Jewish Americans to the most American sport of them all: baseball. Highlights include a rare interview with legendary pitcher Sandy Koufax and an exploration of the career of pioneering slugger Hank Greenberg.