H eadlines
his sophomore year, and
spent the first two years of his
collegiate career at Alvernia
University before transferring
to Ithaca College. He moved to
Israel in 2018.

Israel qualified for the
Olympics by finishing in the
top five in the 2019 European
Baseball Championship,
advancing to the Africa/Europe
2020 Olympic Qualification
Tournament, which they won.

“They’ll be on the world
stage and wearing the Jewish
flag,” Schwab said. “It’s great to
be associated with an important
part of Jewish sports heritage.”
Schwab added that Jewish
baseball heritage runs deep.

He mentioned Sandy Koufax,
the Hall of Fame pitcher for
the Los Angeles Dodgers, and
Hank Greenberg, the Hall of
Fame slugger for the Detroit
Tigers. He also referenced
modern all-stars like former
Dodgers’ outfielder Shawn
Green and Kinsler, who made
four All-Star teams in a career
that lasted from 2006 to 2019.

“It’s really Americana,”
Schwab said. “Baseball was
the primary sport during
the melting pot period when
Jews were assimilated into the
population.” The Harrisburg businessman
believes this pride will draw a
crowd on July 16.

The Israeli team reached
out because it loved FNB Field,
and thought it was centrally
located for northeastern Jews,
according to Jordan Klein, the
Jewish Family Service board
member who met with the
team to organize the event.

Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Allentown and Maryland all
have sizable Jewish popula-
tions that might be interested
in coming to the game.

A portion of the proceeds
will go to the team, according
to Schwab. But most will go
to the Jewish Family Service,
which helps people with mental
health counseling, emergency
financial services and senior
services. “It supports our ability to
give back to people in need,”
Schauder said.

Game tickets are $15 for
the upper bowl and $19 for
the lower bowl, according
to Schauder. For lunch with
the players, fans will have to
pay $180 for two tickets. Visit
jfsofhbg.org to order.

For anyone unable to make
the game in Harrisburg, the
team will face off against the
Susquehanna Valley Stars
the following day (7/17) at
Clipper Magazine Stadium in
Lancaster at 12 p.m. l
jsaffren@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740
Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg board member Jordan Klein
met with Team Israel to organize the exhibition game. Photo by Kristen Knoll
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