SubscribeJewish HoF screens Lebow documentary
The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame & Museum under the auspices of the Suffolk Y JCC will host a screening of Run For Your Life, a documentary about New York Road Runner Club founder Fred Lebow on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 ~ 7:30p.m.
The 2008 movie, part of the Y’s Reel Jewish Sports Film Series, was directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Judd Ehrlich.
Credited as the mastermind behind the New York City Marathon, this film chronicles how Lebow fled his orthodox home in war-torn Europe and found his calling when he brought together a group of runners for the first NYC Marathon in Central Park which led to his revolutionary creation of the New York City Marathon.
The film includes archival footage and interviews with elite runners Grete Waitz, Bill Rodgers, and Alberto Salazar, among others.
Ehrlich and Rodgers will be at the screening for a question and answer session, which also includes Allan Steinfeld, former president and CEO of the NY Road Runners Club and director of the NYC Marathon, and Bernie Cooper, former chair of the NYRRC.
Admission is $7.50, $5 for Suffolk Y JCC members. For more information, or to register, call 631-462-9800, ext. 125.
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