EMU Center for Jewish Studies Presents Dan Grunfeld: From Auschwitz to the NBA

Dan Grunfeld shares his family’s improbable journey from the Holocaust to sports stardom. Dan’s dad, Ernie Grunfeld, is the only professional athlete in the history of major American sports whose parents survived the Holocaust. The Grunfeld’s story is captured in Dan’s book, By the Grace of the Game, and Dan will discuss the lessons of survival, perseverance, and hope that are featured prominently in his family’s journey.