Join us for the Inaugural Darren M. Latimer Series on Jews and Sports, which will feature a talk by Dan Grunfeld (author and former basketball player) entitled, "By the Grace of the Game: The World’s Only Journey from Auschwitz to the NBA." The lecture will take place at UW Hillel (611 Langdon St, Madison, WI) on October 20th at 4:00 pm. A reception catered by Adamah will follow.

We hope that you can join us in person, but for anyone who cannot, the lecture will also be live-streamed via Zoom. More information on this option can be found on our website: https://cjs.wisc.edu/event/grunfeld/

This event is free and open to the public!

More about the lecture:
From the grips of the Nazis to the top of the Olympic podium, from the cheap seats to center stage at Madison Square Garden, from yellow stars to silver spoons, this complex tale traverses the spectrum of the human experience to detail how perseverance, love, and legacy can survive through generations, carried on the shoulders of a simple and beautiful game. By the Grace of the Game is a multi-generational family epic detailing history’s only known journey from Auschwitz to the NBA.

More about the speaker:
Dan Grunfeld is a former professional basketball player, an accomplished writer, and a proud graduate of Stanford University. An Academic All-American and All-Conference basketball selection at Stanford, Dan played professionally for eight seasons in top leagues around the world, including in Germany, Spain, and Israel. Dan’s writing has been published more than 40 times in media outlets such as Sports Illustrated, The Jerusalem Post, and NBC News. Dan earned his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2017 and lives with his wife and son in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he works in venture capital.

The Latimer Series was established and endowed by Ken Latimer, together with his family and friends, in memory of his son, Darren M. Latimer (BBA 1996).

This lecture is generously so-sponsored by UW Hillel.