In 2021, Israel’s baseball team competed in the Olympics for the first time. With no media allowed in Tokyo’s Olympic Village, the players record their own experiences. Mostly newly minted Israelis, they log unexpected battles against anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism. Victory for Israel comes on the playing field, even if not on the podium. Israel Swings for Gold follows the 2018 hit Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel, about Israel’s Cinderella run at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

New Plaza Cinema presents a screening on Sunday, August 11 at 4:15pm followed by a Q&A with directors Daniel A. Miller and Jeremy Newberger, Team Israel Head Coach Eric Holtz, and Holocaust survivor Sami Steingmann, who is a big Team Israel fan and in the film.

Photo-op also with the Mensch on the Bench.