The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

Showings

Avalon 1 Sun, Sep 29 10:30 AM
Film Info
Release Year:1998
Genre:Documentary
Original Langauge:English
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Aviva Kempner
Cast:Sander Levin
Screenwriter:Aviva Kempner
Social Media
Website:http://hankgreenbergfilm.org/

Description

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.