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By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream

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By (author): Dan Grunfeld

When Lily and Alex entered a packed gymnasium in Queens, New York in 1972, they barely recognized their son. The boy who escaped to America with them, who was bullied as he struggled to learn English and cope with family tragedy, was now a young man who had discovered and secretly honed his basketball talent on the outdoor courts of New York City. That young man was Ernie Grunfeld, who would go on to win an Olympic gold medal and reach previously unimaginable heights as an NBA player and executive. 

In By the Grace of the Game, Dan Grunfeld, once a basketball standout himself at Stanford University, shares the remarkable story of his family, a delicately interwoven narrative that doesn't lack in heartbreak yet remains as deeply nourishing as his grandmother's Hungarian cooking, so lovingly described. The true improbability of the saga lies in the discovery of a game that unknowingly held the power to heal wounds, build bridges, and tie together a fractured Jewish family. If the magnitude of an American dream is measured by the intensity of the nightmare that came before and the heights of the triumph achieved after, then By the Grace of the Game recounts an American dream story of unprecedented scale. 

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. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 467g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Feb 2022
  • Publisher: Triumph Books
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781637270974

About Dan Grunfeld

Dan Grunfeld was a two-time Academic All-American as a member of Stanford University's men's basketball team. He played eight professional seasons in top leagues around the world including a year in Germany three in Spain and four in Israel with a brief stint in the NBA for the New York Knicks. Grunfeld received his MBA from Stanford and his writing has appeared in outlets including Sports Illustrated Huffington PostJerusalem Post and SBNation.Ray Allenplayed 18 seasons in the NBA earning 10 All-Star designations and two NBA championships.

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