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Brief Synopsis. Read More. Portrait of baseball's first Jewish star. Bronx-born Hank Greenberg's achievements during the "Golden Age of Baseball" in the 1930s and '40s rivaled those of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. He also helped break down the barriers of discrimination in American sports and society.
Hank Greenberg, the Detroit Tigers slugger who came close to breaking Babe Ruth’s homerun record, was baseball’s first Jewish star. Tall (6’4″), handsome, and uncommonly good-natured, Greenberg was a secular Jew from the Bronx who became “the baseball Moses,” an icon for everyone from Walter Matthau (“I joined the Beverly Hills tennis club to eat lunch with him.
TOP CRITIC. Aviva Kempner's documentary The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg does what a historical documentary should do. It tells an inspiring story while bringing the past to life and ...
Released October 14th, 1998, 'The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg' stars Sander Levin The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a user score of 58 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put ...
14 de oct. de 1998 · 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 ...
Summaries. The life and career of Hank Greenberg, the first major Jewish baseball star in the Major Leagues. The story of Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Greenberg is told through archival film footage and interviews with Jewish and non-Jewish fans, his former teammates, his friends, and his family. As a great first baseman with the Detroit Tigers ...
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HANK GREENBERG is a fascinating documentary about one of the most dominant hitters in major league ball during the 30s and 40s--though few would recall him today. I realized that it was a very good film because I am NOT a big sports fan yet I found myself unable to stop watching.
