Hello, Has "School Ties" the 1992 movie with Brendan Fraser and Matt Damon already been mentioned on this thread? If not, then I highly recommend it for middle school and above. The story takes place in the late 1950s, and deals with what happens when a Jewish student (Fraser) is recruited to attend an elite boarding school to be their star quarterback, on condition that he not reveal he's Jewish. The s**t hits the proverbial fan when his teammates find out. Lots of good topics for discussion--why keep a secret about who you are, what it does to you emotionally, the kind of socially acceptable anti-semitism that occured then--does it still occur today (many of our kids experience more subtle forms of anti-semitism at school) and what do you do about it. Rated PG-13 for language, some scenes of fighting and a shower/fight scene with exposure of Matt Damon's tush. :-) Judy Petersen Fort Collins, CO
-----Original Message----- From: Lisa Silverman <[email protected]> To: Andrea Rapp <[email protected]> Cc: Hasafran <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Jul 5, 2012 11:23 pm Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Jews in sports Check out the new book of essays edited by Franklin Foer and Marc Tracy that is coming out in October—it looks great: Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame http://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Jocks-Unorthodox-Hall-Fame/dp/1455516139/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341532081&sr=1-4&keywords=franklin+foer Lisa Silverman Library Director Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library 10400 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024 310-481-3215 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrea Rapp Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 9:39 AM To: Barbara Mende Cc: Hasafran Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Jews in sports Jewish Olympians is a good idea, w/ a tribute to the Munich athletes and delving into that whole event. Anne's book for kids about Bobbie Rosenfeld is one of my favorites. Although I read it years ago, I still remember many of the features that were so different for athletes, as opposed to today, when training is a full-time activity. Back in the day, athletes worked all day at jobs, then had to fit in practice! And taking a ship over to Europe for the games (no flights yet), which could take weeks-- very different. Andrea --- On Wed, 7/4/12, Amalia Warshenbrot <[email protected]> wrote: From: Amalia Warshenbrot <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Jews in sports To: "Barbara Mende" <[email protected]> Cc: "Hasafran" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 11:12 AM Barbara, I love the theme of Jews in sport for the One-Synagogue-One-Book program. It engages all age groups and genders. The list that I‘v sent before is only a sample. When we celebrate Jews in sport we must remember the 11 Israeli athletes that were murdered in Munich on 1972. The memory of that day is still fresh in my mind. I was on a bus in Tel Aviv. There was not even one passenger with dry eyes. The thought of young Israelis in Europe (as opposite to a picture of a Jew as a victim) being shot with their hands tied behind their back was hard to imagine. In 2005 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment produced the DVD 21 HOURS IN MUNICH. Simon Reeve book in 2000 One day in September: the full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre and the Israeli revenge operation "Wrath of God" . Other movies deal with the Israeli retaliation well. I prefer to show only the part of the assignation of the athletes. One little correction to my list. I listed collective biographies, but added Anne Dublin’s book Bobbie Rosenfeld The Olympian who could do everything. . Anne is an AJL member and an award winning author. I could not resist it. Best of luck. Amalia Amalia Warshenbrot, former Director Levine-Sklut Judaic Library & Resource Center Charlotte NC Email: [email protected] Phone: 704-365-3313 From: Barbara Mende Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 8:21 AM To: Amalia Warshenbrot Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Jews in sports Thanks, Amalia! We have an older edition of Great Jews in Sports and none of the others. Will look. Barbara On Jul 3, 2012, at 5:55 PM, Amalia Warshenbrot wrote: HOW ABOUT COLLECTIVE BIOGRAPHIES? Great Jews in sports by Slater, Robert Published: c2009. Day by day in Jewish sports history by Wechsler, Bob. Published: c2008 Bobbie Rosenfeld The Olympian who could do everything. by Dublin, Anne Published: 2004. Great achievements of the Jewish people. by Lappin, Robert Published: 2005?. The Jew in American sports Ribalow, Harold Uriel Published: [1966] Encyclopedia of Jews in sports by Postal, Bernard Published: [1955] Amalia From: Librarian Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 4:04 PM To: Hasafran Subject: [ha-Safran] Jews in sports We're looking into doing Jews in Sports for next year's theme instead of One-Synagogue-One-Book. We're looking for books and other materials for young and old that aren't about Hank Greenberg or Sandy Koufax or Lipman Pike. In fact, we'd like to go outside baseball, and maybe even find some women if there are any. Fiction would be good too, but can't think of anything between The Natural and The Art of Fielding, and the only thing Jewish about those is their authors. We need to broaden our horizons! Please shower ideas on us! Thanks! Barbara Mende Librarian Congregation Mishkan Tefila 300 Hammond Pond Parkway Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 (617) 332-7770 Fax: (617) 332-2871 __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran -----Inline Attachment Follows----- __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
__ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
