{"id":40802227485,"date":"2018-11-15T13:26:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T18:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/?p=40802227485"},"modified":"2018-11-20T11:36:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T16:36:10","slug":"israeli-american-hoops-star-tal-brody-is-the-special-guest-at-monmouth-u-for-an-exclusive-free-screening-of-the-documentary-on-the-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/israeli-american-hoops-star-tal-brody-is-the-special-guest-at-monmouth-u-for-an-exclusive-free-screening-of-the-documentary-on-the-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli-American hoops star Tal Brody is the special guest at Monmouth U, for an exclusive free screening of the documentary \u201cOn the Map\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Center for the Arts at Monmouth University<\/strong> has announced a free presentation of the acclaimed sports film \u201cOn the Map<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d scheduled for the evening of Thursday, December 13.<\/p>\n

A presentation Jewish Studies Program at Monmouth, the 7:30 p.m. screening inside the Pollak Theatre<\/strong> represents the exclusive area showing of Dani Menkin\u2019s 2016 documentary detailing the victory of Israel\u2019s Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team over the Soviet squad, in the 1977 FIBA (EuroLeague) championships. Joining director Dani Menkin<\/strong> for a live post-film discussion will be the man known as \u201cIsrael\u2019s first modern-day sports hero\u201d \u2014 New Jersey native and Jewish Sports Hall of Famer Tal Brody.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Few observers expected the Israelis to beat the odds-on favorites from CSKA Moscow \u2014 a tough organization made up of Red Army recruits and veterans of the 1972 Olympics team that beat the United States \u2014 on their way to that year\u2019s trophy. But fewer still would have dared underestimate the skills and the spirit of Tel Aviv\u2019s American-born shooting guard, a figure whose now-legendary statement \u2014 \u201cWe are on the map\u2026and we are staying on the map, not only in sports, but in everything!\u201d \u2014 became a rallying cry for an entire nation and its people.<\/p>\n

A member of Trenton Central High School\u2019s undefeated NJ state championship team, and an All-American point guard for the University of Illinois, Brody appeared headed to a promising pro career when he was selected 12th in the 1965 NBA draft \u2014 but a pre-season trip to Israel, where the kid from Jersey led the Americans to a gold medal in that year\u2019s Maccabiah Games, convinced him that his destiny resided not with a big league contract, but with an opportunity to help and inspire the young nation where both his father and grandfather had lived and worked.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Basketball\u201d would go on to serve in both the U.S. and Israeli armed forces; becoming a citizen of Israel prior to his record-setting run with Maccabi Tel Aviv and his date with history. Active now as an official national Goodwill Ambassador, Brody returns to his onetime home state to share the Pollak stage with Menkin, the Israel-based filmmaker whose award winning works include the documentaries \u201cDolphin Boy\u201d and \u201c39 Pounds of Love,\u201d as well as the narrative feature \u201cJe T\u2019aime I Love You Terminal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Incorporating archival footage of key figures like Moshe Dayan, and interviews with contemporaries that include NBA great Bill Walton and former NBA commissioner David Stern, Menkin uses the story of that momentous championship run to frame a larger canvas \u2014 one that takes in issues of national pride and identity, Cold War-era tensions, and the residual effects of such tragedies as the 1972 Olympic massacre in Munich. It\u2019s a \u201cDavid and Goliath\u201d story that continues to resonate on the playing court of the world stage.<\/p>\n

Admission to the December 13 screening of \u201cOn the Map\u201d is free of charge and more information is available at 732-263-6889, or online at www.monmouth.edu\/MCA<\/a>. To schedule interviews, please contact Kelly Barratt at 732-263-5114.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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