May 3, 2013 By: wpadmin
Robert M. Tufts, an adjunct instructor at 黑料社 All, will participate in of Israel, America and baseball at the 92nd Street Y on May 13 at 8:15 pm. One of only six major league players to convert to Judaism during his career, Tufts will be joined by Jeffrey Lyons and author Larry Ruttman to discuss Ruttman's new book, American Jews and America's Game, which features 50 in-depth interviews with Jews who impacted the sport. Moderated by Alan Dershowitz, the panel will discuss, among other topics, the all-time greats鈥擲andy Koufax, Hank Greenberg, Al Rosen and Ken Holtzman (the all-time wins leader among Jewish pitchers); little-known players, like Barney Pelty (鈥淭he Yiddish Curver鈥); powerful front-office types, such as the late Marvin Miller and today鈥檚 commissioner, Bud Selig; and whether we鈥檙e now in a 鈥淕olden Age鈥 of Jewish ballplayers, with stars like Ryan 鈥淗ebrew Hammer鈥 Braun, Ian Kinsler and Kevin Youkilis.
