Baseball as a Prism to Jewish Experience
Week 2 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Hultquist 201B | Ages 14 and up
This course will employ baseball as a prism to the last 150 years of Jewish American history. From the 1870s origins of the major leagues to the present, Jews — as players, announcers, sportswriters, owners, umpires, owners, union leaders, Commissioner, and fans — have participated in America's once and perhaps future national pastime. Topics will include Americanization, the tension between tradition and assimilation as exemplified by High Holiday decisions, antisemitism, notable players and episodes, and Team Israel.
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Bill Simons
B.A. Colby College; M.A. University of MA; DA, History, Carnegie-Mellon University History Professor, 1977-2022, SUNY Oneonta. Sport and Ethnic History. Chancellor's Award Excellence in Teaching. Co-director, Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture. Speaker, NY Council Humanities. Editor 12 baseball books and author numerous baseball articles, essays, reviews, and columns.
