Ebook: Alley-Oop to Aliyah: African American Hoopsters in the Holy Land
Author: David A. Goldstein
- Year: 2017
- Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
- Language: English
- epub
Print Length: 256 pages
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication Date: November 7, 2017
Print ISBN: 978-1-5107-2479-2
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-5107-2481-5
Request #1522931932.39484
Every season, dozens of African American basketball players pack up their sneakers to play and live in Israel. They eat Israeli food, navigate Israeli hustle and bustle, experience cultural and religious customs in the world’s only Jewish country, and voluntarily expose themselves to the omnipresent threat of violence in the volatile Middle East. Some players are both Black and Jewish by birth. Others choose to convert to Judaism while residing in Israel. Some go so far as to obtain Israeli citizenship, enlist in the Israeli Army, marry Israeli women, and stay long after their playing careers end.
Alley-Oop to Aliyah: African American Hoopsters in the Holy Land, is the first book to provide an in-depth exploration and analysis of the experiences of African American basketball players in Israel from the 1970s till today. Author David A. Goldstein examines how they end up in the country in the first place, the multitude of distinctive aspects of their lives there, the challenges and difficulties they face, and the reasons some choose to return to Israel year after year. In some cases they even decide to stay in Israel permanently.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication Date: November 7, 2017
Print ISBN: 978-1-5107-2479-2
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-5107-2481-5
Request #1522931932.39484
Every season, dozens of African American basketball players pack up their sneakers to play and live in Israel. They eat Israeli food, navigate Israeli hustle and bustle, experience cultural and religious customs in the world’s only Jewish country, and voluntarily expose themselves to the omnipresent threat of violence in the volatile Middle East. Some players are both Black and Jewish by birth. Others choose to convert to Judaism while residing in Israel. Some go so far as to obtain Israeli citizenship, enlist in the Israeli Army, marry Israeli women, and stay long after their playing careers end.
Alley-Oop to Aliyah: African American Hoopsters in the Holy Land, is the first book to provide an in-depth exploration and analysis of the experiences of African American basketball players in Israel from the 1970s till today. Author David A. Goldstein examines how they end up in the country in the first place, the multitude of distinctive aspects of their lives there, the challenges and difficulties they face, and the reasons some choose to return to Israel year after year. In some cases they even decide to stay in Israel permanently.
- The first book to provide an in-depth exploration and analysis of the experiences of African American basketball players in Israel.
- Israel has a very competitive basketball league and its flagship team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, once defeated the Raptors of the NBA in a preseason game at Toronto and also competes in the Euroleague, a popular competition among the best international club teams.
- A cable television program featuring highlights of games from the Israeli Premier League is broadcast nationally each season
- Will appeal to readers with an interest in basketball, African American and Israeli culture, and Black-Jewish relations.
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