At last year's festivities: Jordan Field, Federation CEO Scott Kaufman,
Stuart Raider, Rabbi Elliot Pachter, Brandon and dad Josh Levine of
NEXTGen, Ian Kinsler, John Rosengren and Aviva Kempner.
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ewish Heritage Day is return-
ing to Comerica Park, home
of the Detroit Tigers.
For the second straight year, the Tigers
and Jewish organizations have teamed
up to present a day of baseball and a cel-
ebration of the Tigers' strong ties to the
Jewish community
"Ifs a perfect combination; said Stuart
Raider, president of the Michigan Jewish
Sports Foundation, which will receive $1
from each ticket package sold as part of
the promotion.
The Tigers will face the defending
American League champion Kansas City
Royals at 1:08 p.m. Sunday, Sept 20.
Jason Field, director of the Detroit
Tigers Foundation for nearly 13 years
and a Hillel Day School graduate, came
up with the idea of a Jewish Heritage Day
last year. It was held on Sept 14.
"Last year's day primarily celebrated
the 80th anniversary of the Tigers win-
ning the AL pennant in 1934, Field said.
"Of course, Hank Greenberg was a huge
part of that team:'
Greenberg hit .339 with 118 runs
and 201 hits in only his second major
league season. He led the league with 63
doubles and was third with 139 RBIs.
This was the season Greenberg famously
didn't play on Yom Kippur after reluc-
tantly playing on Rosh Hashanah.
The Tigers were 101-53 during the
regular season for a .656 winning per-
centage, which remains the best in team
history. The 1968 and 1984 World Series
champions were .636 and .642, respec-
tively.
Unfortunately, the 1934 Tigers lost
to the St. Louis Cardinals in the World
Series in seven games.
A pre-game Jewish Heritage Day
ceremony last year included Jewish com-
munity leaders, Tigers second baseman
Ian Kinsler, author John Rosengren
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and filmmaker Aviva Kempner (The Life
and Times of Hank Greenberg). Rabbi
Elliot Pachter of Congregation B'nai
Moshe of West Bloomfield threw out the
first pitch.
"It was a strike, of course Field said.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus posed
for photos but he couldn't stick around
for the ceremony because he had to get
ready for the game.
The three bases for the game com-
memorated the day with a logo that
contained Greenberg's uniform No. 5.
Two of the bases were sold by the Tigers,
with part of the proceeds benefitting the
Tigers Foundation, and the other went to
the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation.
Each ticket package last year included
a mini-replica of Greenberg's plaque in
the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The
collectible is part of the package again
this year.
Upper box infield and upper reserve
seats are offered. Go to www.figers.com/
jewishheritage. For group ticket sales
(15 or more), contact Michelle Fields
at (313) 471-2221 or michelle.fields@
detroittigers.com.
A yarmulke with the Tigers' Old
English D logo isn't part of the ticket
package, but Field said there should be
plenty in stock at the Tigers' D Shop at
the stadium.
Federation, NextGen Detroit,
ComePlayDetroit and the Michigan
Jewish Sports Foundation are working
with the Tigers on the day's events. Other
groups interested in getting involved
should contact Fields.
The $1 donation to the Michigan
Jewish Sports Foundation from each
ticket package sold will go toward the
foundation's new Stars of Tomorrow
scholarship program that helps young
Jewish athletes pay for things like camps
and travel teams. College athletes can get
help with tuition.
"The cost to play sports at any level is
astronomical; Raider said. "My two sons
both played travel hockey. That's not for
the faint of wallet:'
Applications are still being accepted
for the first round of scholarships. Five
$1,000 scholarships will be awarded,
with the recipients honored Oct. 20 dur-
ing the annual Michigan Jewish Sports
Hall of Fame induction banquet.
For an application, call (248) 592-9323
or visit go to www.michiganjewishsports.
org.
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