Appearances

Shameless self-promotion: Words, June 9

Shameless self-promotion: Words, June 9

House cleaning

In an attempt to clean out my Google Alerts, here is a “links dump” of accumulated knowledge: Munich 11 athlete inducted to Sports Hall of Fame(Jerusalem Post) Jewish parathlete from Australia recounts inspiring story here (London Jewish Chronicle) The Hot Corner Book Club, part of the Baseball Nation site, posted about Larry Ruttman‘s book on [...]

Author appearance: Ira Berkow

Author appearance: Ira Berkow

Mish-mosh

Mish-mosh: An occasional attempt to catch up on items that have fallen through the cracks.

Mish-mash

Mish-mash: An occasional collection of items and links that have been cluttering up my in-box.

The next best thing to Disney World: Judaism and Baseball retreat

The next best thing to Disney World: “Judaism and Baseball” at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center.

Baseball “tripleheader” at Atlanta JCC this weekend

Former JML Shawn Green, Israel Baseball League pitcher Aaron Pribble, and MLB official historian John Thorn will be the featured guests as the Marcus Jewish Community Center book fair on Sunday, Nov. 13. From the press release: Introduction by Stan Kasten, former President of the Atlanta Braves and Thrashers. The Way of Baseball: Finding Stillness [...]

Shameless self-promotion / existential crisis

Shameless self-promotion / existential crisis

Save the date: Nov. 17- Evening with the Jewish Stars

The Suffolk Y JCC in Commack, NY will host an evening with “current and former [Jewish] athletes, broadcasters, and others from the world of sports. Many Hall of Famers will be in attendance along with possible future Hall of Famers. This is your opportunity to meet and mingle with sports heroes of yesterday, today, and [...]

Shawn Green makes the book tour rounds

The ex-major leaguer will be discussing his new book, The Way of Baseball: Finding Stillness at 95 mph (See all Personal Transformation Books) at a couple of venues in the New York area over the next week or so. On Monday, June 6, Green will be at Book Revue in Huntington, NY at 7 p.m.  Call [...]