Posts Tagged: Jackie Robinson
Remembering Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was born 100 years ago. In 1947, when he broke baseball's color barrier, Jewish slugger Hank Greenberg was almost alone among active players...
Hate Crime and Swastika Can’t Mar Jackie Robinson’s Legacy
I was flying cross country recently, watching 42, the wonderful biopic on Jackie Robinson, when I got word that a monument honoring him at Coney Island's...
Jackie Robinson Statue in Brooklyn Spray-Painted With ‘Heil Hitler,’ Swastika
JNS.org - The words "Heil Hitler" and a swastika, in addition to other racist graffiti, were found spray-painted on the base of the Jackie...
English Football, a Foul Smell?
Over 60 years ago, at the time Jackie Robinson was breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball, his teammate Pee Wee Reese famously said:...
