BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:294@bnaitikvah.net DTSTART:20171008T140000Z DTEND:20171008T180000Z DTSTAMP:20170914T213003Z URL:https://www.bnaitikvah.net/events/the-florence-and-laurence-spungen-fi lm-series-presents-on-the-map-an-inspiring-story-for-all-basketball-fans/ SUMMARY:The Florence and Laurence Spungen Film Series Presents On the Map - An Inspiring Story For All Basketball Fans DESCRIPTION:On the Map recounts the inspiring tale of the Israeli national basketball team’s 1977 win of the European Cup\, which took place at a time when the Middle East was still reeling from the the 1972 Olympic mass acre at Munich\, 1973 Yom Kippur War and 1976 hijacking of an Air France f light from Tel Aviv. Through the of lens of sports\, On the Map presents a much broader story of how one team captured the heart of a nation amids t domestic turmoil and the global machinations of the Cold War.\n\nThe fil m recounts how an underdog Israeli basketball team prevailed over a series of European basketball powers\, including CSKA Moscow (known in the West as “Red Army”)\, a team that repeatedly refused to compete against Isr aeli competitors. Moments after this highly charged and historic win\, Isr aeli-American basketball hero Tal Brody became an indelible part of a youn g country's history when he famously said\, “Israel is On the Map\, no t just in sport\, but in everything.”\n\nTold through the eyes of six Am erican basketball players who joined Maccabi and helped the club defeat to p teams from Spain\, Italy and the Soviet Union\, the film features interv iews with basketball icon Bill Walton (who had a unique personal connectio n to Brody) and former NBA Commissioner David Stern. On the Map combines the pulse-pounding action of a high-stakes thriller with an incendiary po litical backdrop to deliver a film that will mesmerize basketball fans and captures the spirit of a nation triumphant against all odds.\n\nOn the Ma p also features incisive interviews with\, among others\, Michael Oren\, Israel's former Ambassador to the United States\, and Natan Sharansky\, a notable Israeli politician who spent years imprisoned in Soviet jails.\n\n Writer\, Director and Producer\,  Dani Menkin\, will be joining us for th e film viewing and discussion. He will be speaking of his experiences dire cting the film\, followed by a Q&\;A.\n\nWine and cheese will be served .\n\nThis event is free due to a generous endowment from the Florence & \; Laurence Spungen Memorial Film Series.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Featured LOCATION:#_LOCATIONNAME\, #_LOCATIONFULLLINE\, #_LOCATIONCOUNTRY GEO:42.1814902;-87.86749880000002 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=#_LOCATIONFULLLINE\, #_LOCA TIONCOUNTRY;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=#_LOCATIONNAME:geo:42.1814902,-87.8 6749880000002 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR