Homecourt
Red was one of the smallest kids in his grade, but he wasn’t going to let that stand in the way of his dream: to play basketball. This is the true story of a boy who overcame the odds to become the shortest ever player on an NBA championship team.
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What the Book Is About
This is the true story of Louis “Red” Klotz, who fell in love with basketball as a boy in 1930s Philadelphia, went on to play for a professional all-Jewish team, and eventually toured the world as player-manager of the Washington Generals, the team that always played against, and nearly always lost to, the Harlem Globetrotters.
Jewish Content & Values
- Red’s family lights Shabbat candles, attends temple on Shabbat, and afterwards stays home until Shabbat is over. Red likes it when his mom calls him by his Hebrew name.
- The book includes information about Jewish players in the NBA.
- Red plays for a successful professional all-Jewish basketball team, the SPHAS (named for their sponsors, the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association). The team experiences antisemitism from the opposing teams’ fans.
- When a restaurant won’t serve the all-Black team the Harlem Renaissance, the SPHAS threaten to leave, demonstrating the Jewish value of tzedek (social justice), and the manager backs down.
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What the Book Is About
What the Book Is About
This is the true story of Louis “Red” Klotz, who fell in love with basketball as a boy in 1930s Philadelphia, went on to play for a professional all-Jewish team, and eventually toured the world as player-manager of the Washington Generals, the team that always played against, and nearly always lost to, the Harlem Globetrotters.
Jewish Content & Values
Jewish Content & Values
- Red’s family lights Shabbat candles, attends temple on Shabbat, and afterwards stays home until Shabbat is over. Red likes it when his mom calls him by his Hebrew name.
- The book includes information about Jewish players in the NBA.
- Red plays for a successful professional all-Jewish basketball team, the SPHAS (named for their sponsors, the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association). The team experiences antisemitism from the opposing teams’ fans.
- When a restaurant won’t serve the all-Black team the Harlem Renaissance, the SPHAS threaten to leave, demonstrating the Jewish value of tzedek (social justice), and the manager backs down.
Content Advisory
Content Advisory
None.
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