[NEohioPAL]Free Viewing of the film, "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg" at the Jewish Community Center in Cleveland Hts-

[Barnes, Kris]

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
			26001 South Woodland Road, Beachwood OH  44122 *
(216) 831-0700 * fax (216) 831-7796
			3505 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights, OH  44118 *
(216) 382-4000  * fax (216) 382-5401  
	
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact:  Chris Fox, (216) 831-0700 Ext. 1334
Evenings:  (216) 261-2224

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg


January 28, 2003...The Jewish Community Center's Sunday Out Program is
presenting The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg- on Sunday March 16, 2003 at
1:00 PM in the Jewish Community Center Mayfield Building ---3505 Mayfield
Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio in the Senior Adult Lounge. This film is free
and open to the public.  Transportation is available.  For more information,
about transportation and the film, please contact Stephanie at 216/382-4000,
ext. 256.  
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
A film by Aviva Kempner, 1998, 90 Minutes.  For many Jews who grew up in the
1930s and 1940s, Hank Greenberg was a symbol of America. A power hitter for
the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg represented the dignity, strength and
perseverance of the Jewish people during a difficult period. This was at a
time when anti-Semitism was still a factor in professional sports, as it was
on the streets.  Greenberg, a six-foot-four inch superstar in America's
national pastime, reminded Jews of what America had begun to offer them.
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is the first film to look at this
American-Jewish hero, and how the sports records he broke on the field
helped pave the way to breaking social barriers in the stands. Includes
archival footage, interviews with players, sports writers and scholars. 

Kris Barnes
Box Office Manager 
The Eugene S. & Blanche R. Halle Theatre
kbarnes at clevejcc.org