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The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)
Directed by Aviva Kempner
“When America Needed Heroes, A Jewish Slugger Stepped To The Plate.”
Documentary · 1h 30m
The story of Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Greenberg, the first major Jewish baseball star in the Major Leagues, is told through archival film footage and interviews with fans, former teammates, friends, and family. As a great first baseman with the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg endured antisemitism and became a hero and source of inspiration throughout the Jewish community, not incidentally leading the Tigers to Major League dominance in the 1930s.
Cast
Sander Levin
Carl Levin
Crew
- Director
- Aviva Kempner
- Writer
- Aviva Kempner
Details
- Release date
- 1998-10-14
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- The Ciesla Foundation