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JNF’s Breakfast at the Ballpark in Support of Israel

This year’s theme was “Breakfast at the Ballpark” and was hosted at Truist Park.

By Beth Gluck April 20, 2022, 2:06 pm Edit
Lindsay Lewis, Samantha Weidenbaum, Mark Kopkin, Caryn Berzack.
Lindsay Lewis, Samantha Weidenbaum, Mark Kopkin, Caryn Berzack.

Nearly 300 Atlantans hit a home run for the land and people of Israel on March 1 at Jewish National Fund-USA’s 18th Annual Jack Hirsch Memorial Breakfast where Abe Schear was honored.

This year’s theme was “Breakfast at the Ballpark” and was hosted at Truist Park, the home stadium of the Atlanta Braves. Chaired by Mark Kopkin with support from Engagement Chairs Caryn Berzack, Lindsay Lewis, and Samantha Weidenbaum.

Gladys Hirsch, Stacy Fialkow.

The event honored long-time local philanthropist Abe Schear, aka “Mr. Baseball.” Schear is a partner in the real estate and leasing practice of Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP and serves as the editor of its Baseball Digest publication. A proud member of JNF-USA’s Herzl Society, Lawyers for Israel, Gould Legacy Society, and a former member of the Atlanta Board of Directors and Board of Trustees, Schear has also authored “I Remember When: A Collection of Memories from Baseball’s Biggest Fans.”

Honoree Abe Schear with his grandson.

The event also featured a conversation with two Jewish baseball icons — Ron Blomberg, a Jewish baseball legend, he was the New York Yankees’ team leader in 1973 and Art Shamsky, who was a member of the “Miracle Mets,” which won their first World Championship in 1969. They enlightened community members about how their Jewish values and upbringing helped them score highly successful careers in the oldest major professional sports league in the world.

Cheryl Morrison, JNF-USA Atlanta Board Member.

Attendees were excited to take photographs with the Braves’ 2021 World Series trophy and learn about Jewish National Fund-USA’s critical projects in Israel’s Negev Desert and Galilee regions that will impact the global Jewish community for generations to come.

For more information or to learn more about Jewish National Fund-USA’s upcoming events in Atlanta, contact Beth Gluck, Executive Director, Greater Atlanta at bgluck@jnf.org or 404.236.8990 x851.

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