FILMS

Jewish Americans have a love affair with baseball. Maybe it’s because the first professional baseball player in the mid 1800s -- Lipman Pike -- was Jewish, or due to the powerful bat of Hank Greenberg and the golden arm of Sandy Koufax. Jews have been involved in the sport since its beginnings, as this well crafted documentary reveals. It traces our love of baseball and the place this truly American sport had in helping millions of Jewish immigrants fit into their new country. Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, “Jews and Baseball” is a rousing homage to the national pastime that is sure to delight fans and non-fans alike.