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The Schwartzman Chronicles
2021
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In a new biography, Mark Kurlansky explores the life of baseball great—and Jewish hero—Hank Greenberg
May 16, 2011
This week on Unorthodox, Jewish NFL player Geoff Schwartz and etiquette expert Patricia Napier-Fitzpatrick
September 15, 2016
Jewish Home Run King
331
Career home runs by Hank Greenberg, the most by any Jew in major league history
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The Most Joltin’ Judean?
184
Number of runs Hank Greenberg batted in during his 1937 American League Most Valuable Player award-winning campaign for the Detroit Tigers, maybe the greatest season a Jewish slugger’s ever had
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Ep. 8: Looking back on the season, and what we learned about Jews, sports, and America
December 14, 2022
Ep. 6: How the world of professional sports reshaped a rite of passage for American Jewish teens
November 30, 2022
Shondas and Stereotypes: Jewish Sports Team Owners
Ep. 5: Exploring the complicated way we feel when high profile Jews behave badly
November 16, 2022
Jewish Sports Nerds and Their Path to the Promised Land
Ep 4: How ‘Moneyball’ changed the game and opened the door to new careers in sports
November 2, 2022
40 Years in the Desert: Jews and the New York Mets
Ep. 3: How the most Jewish team in the most Jewish sport embodies endless suffering—and the unwavering belief that this season might be different
October 26, 2022