The Case for Basketball — Alan Dershowitz in Conversation with Jeffrey Gurock on the Historical Link Between Hoops and Hebrews January 31, 2008

YIVO Institute Presents:

JEWS & BASKETBALL
ALAN DERSHOWITZ IN CONVERSATION WITH JEFFREY GUROCK

ALAN DERSHOWITZ, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
JEFFREY S. GUROCK, Professor Jewish History, Yeshiva University

An evening with two distinguished intellectuals as they discuss their passion for basketball, as well as the American Jewish experience with the sport.

Alan Dershowitz, an alum of the Brooklyn Talmudic Academy basketball team, developed a deep love for the sport. An ardent fan of the Boston Celtics, he was a friend of the late Red Auberbach, the team’s legendary head coach, son of immigrants from Minsk and a Brooklyn high school player. Over the many years of their friendship, Dershowitz and Auberbach shared reflections and nostalgic stories. Jeffrey Gurock, American Jewish historian and athlete, is the author of Judaism’s Encounter with American Sports (2005) and for over 25 years, has been Yeshiva University’s assistant men’s basketball coach.

These two well-known scholars will converse about their common passion, the popularity of basketball among Jewish men and women, and why basketball is a metaphor for larger issues relating to the Jewish experience in America.

Co-sponsored by the American Jewish Historical Society

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008 / 7 PM
at the Center for Jewish History/ 15 West 16th Street, New York City
Tickets: $15/$7 students – Box Office: 917-606-8200 / www. ticketweb.com

A PROGRAM OF THE YIVO BOARD OF OVERSEERS

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