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Nonfiction Distilled: A Memoir of Family, Seagram, Baseball, and Philanthropy Charles Bronfman with Howard Green
Children’s The Baseball Haggadah: A Festival of Freedom and Springtime in 15 Innings Sharon G. Forman; Lisa J. Teitelbaum, illus.
Essay Anivut Mort Zachter is the author of the recently published book Gil Hodges: A Hall of Fame Life. Today he writes for the Jewish Book Council about why he, a Jewish man,… Mort Zachter March 3, 2015
Nonfiction The Fight of Their Lives: How Juan Marichal and John Roseboro Turned Baseball’s Ugliest Brawl into a Story of Forgiveness and Redemption John Rosengren
Essay A Miraculous Baseball Team Earlier this week, Charles S. Sherman wrote about a life-altering event and how he’s handled the challenge. His book, The Broken and the Whole: Discovering Joy… Charles S. Sherman February 26, 2014
Essay Semitic Squads Earlier this week, Marc Tracy challenged Jewish sports fans to a little quiz and wrote about Jews in sports and Hollywood. He has been blogging here all week for… Marc Tracy November 16, 2012
Recommended Reading Jews and Baseball Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAttention World Series fans: Check out our “Jews and Baseball” reading list. Select titles are below, and the full list can be found… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 22, 2012
Nonfiction Jewish Major Leaguers in Their Own Words: Oral Histories of 23 Players Peter Ephross with Martin Abramowitz
