Hank Greenberg
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Hank Greenberg (1911-1986) was the first well-known Jewish player in American Baseball's Major Leagues. He made news for not playing on Yom Kippur. (He played on Rosh Hashana.) During World War II Mr. Greenberg enlisted in the U.S. Army and missed four seasons but was considered a war hero. He was the first Jewish owner/general manager in baseball and first Jewish player elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.
[edit] References
- United Jewish Communities article on Hank Greenberg
- http://sports.jrank.org/pages/1763/Greenberg-Hank-First-Jewish-Baseball-Star.html
- Jewish Virtual Library's article
- IMDb entry on the movie, The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)
- Wikipedia's article on Hank Greenberg
