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“MLB catcher ‘Professor’ Moe Berg has been awarded a Medal of Freedom and was the subject of a Hollywood movie. Now, an exhibit showcases his national achievements”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Meet the Jewish major-leaguer and WWII spy honored by baseball’s Hall of Fame by Rich Tenorio October 8, 2018 …Berg’s [Princeton, 1923, magna cum laude] education made him as much a rarity as his Judaism when he … Continue reading

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Moe Berg: “The Catcher Was a Spy” is “a dutiful laundry list of a biopic, ticking off boxes in Berg’s career — brainiac, athlete, loner, secular Jew, secret agent”

WASHINGTON POST Paul Rudd plays a Jewish baseball player who becomes a spy — and yes, he is a real person by Michael O’Sullivan June 19, 2018 Morris “Moe” Berg was an odd duck. The baseball player and coach, who … Continue reading

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