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The Jewish Basketball Hall of Fame is the most complete action history of the legendary Jewish basketball heroes of the twentieth century. Over 30 players brought to the screen in all their glory, together for the first time, including Stanley Felsinger:
Stan Felsinger, a 6-foot guard from Brooklyn, New York, was the team leader for Columbia University in all three of his varsity seasons.
* Named All-Ivy League and finished in the top five in the conference in scoring
* Named All-Metropolitan (New York City)
* All-American honorable mention.
* 2-time All-Ivy 1964-1965 & 1965-1966.
* Led team in scoring 1963-1964 with 21.1 ppg.
* All-Metropolitan (New York City) and All-America Honorable Mention 1967-1968.
When Stan showed up to play basketball, anywhere, it was "the day the circus came to town." A circus that featured The Flying Felsinger as the main attraction. He was a human dynamo with a non-stop motor.
Stan was at his most effective when he was in motion, and he played basketball as though the law of gravity did not apply to him. He was a highlight film unto himself, and his performances on the hardwood court were always worth the price of admission.
His outside jumper was most accurate when he was stopping on a dime after being in full flight. He could hit it from any spot on the floor, or from any angle, no matter how impossible the trajectory. And no matter how many opponents were draped all over him. In traffic or all alone, Stan was the very definition of deadeye.
The film is narrated by Steve Malzberg and features the voices of Marty Glickman and Mel Allen and commentary by Chuck Hearn and Fred Schaus.
Director Steven Bass, a noted sports archivist and expert in the history of televised sports, located marvelous film footage in The Jewish Basketball Hall of Fame languishing in archives, basements and attics across the United States . Digitally enhanced, this compilation of film materials gives viewers the opportunity to experience these legendary players at the height of their game.
"People are not aware of what a big contribution Jews have made to sports," explains Izzi Lifschutz, one of the films producer and a one-time high scorer for the Hebreetes.w University basketball team. "That's why The Jewish Basketball Hall of Fame DVD is full of the history of these amazing athletes".
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