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Jonathan Papernick


If You Will It, They Will Come Play Ball

By Jonathan Papernick

If You Will It, They Will Come Play Ball
When I learned that a professional baseball league would be starting up in Israel in 2007, I was excited that my two great loves, Israel and baseball, would be together at last, like chocolate and peanut butter. America’s pastime had taken root and succeeded in other far-flung places before; professional leagues already thrived in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, even down under in Australia, so why not Israel?Read More




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