Holy Land Hardball Explained

Holy Land Hardball
Director:	Brett Rapkin Erik Kesten
Producer:	Brett Rapkin Erik Kesten
Starring:	Ken Holtzman Art Shamsky Ron Blomberg
Music:	Jeremiah Lockwood^[1]
Editing:	Brett Rapkin Erik Kesten
Distributor:	SnagFilms
Runtime:	83 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Holy Land Hardball (2008) is a documentary film about starting a professional baseball league in Israel. It is the story of the founding of the Israel Baseball League.

Synopsis

Boston bagel maker Larry Baras, who had no sports management experience,^[2] wanted to create a professional baseball league in Israel. He recruited former Jewish major leaguers Art Shamsky, Ken Holtzman, and Ron Blomberg as team managers in the Israel Baseball League.

Film festivals

It premiered at the Silverdocs AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Film Festival and was shown at many other film festivals.

Reviews

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Notes and References

1. Web site: JDub Records: Innovative Jewish music, community and cross-cultural dialogue . 2011-01-10 . 2011-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612205701/http://blog.jdubrecords.org/2009/08/24/holy-land-home-run/ . dead .
2. Web site: News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity.