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Dan Grunfeld on his book ‘Grace of the Game’, his life in hoops, NBA Playoffs + more
— ESPN700 (May 26, 2021)
— The Drive with Spence Checketts (May 26, 2021)
— The Kevin Sheehan Show (June 30, 2021)
— All Ball with Doug Gottlieb on iHeartRadio (July 24, 2021)
“Ernie isn't a man of many words. But these words with the help of his son are powerful.”
— NBC Milwaukee (August 20, 2021)
— Knicks Film School Podcast (October 4, 2021)
Exploring a Family’s Relationship With the NBA and the Holocaust
— Jewish Journal (October 14, 2021)
“To anyone reading Grunfeld’s stories of his family’s unimaginable reality, this book could sound like a well-researched fictional novel – of horror and desperation ultimately met with courage and triumph. This is real. And powerful.”
— OSDB (October 27, 2021)
Where basketball meets the Holocaust: Dan Grunfeld on his family’s unique history
— Canadian Jewish News / Menchwarmers Podcast (November 15, 2021)
Author Traces His Family’s Remarkable Journey From Auschwitz To The NBA
— SF Gate (November 24, 2021)
— Peace Players: Play it Forward Podcast (November 16, 2021)
Ex-Knicks GM Ernie Grunfeld’s ‘painful’ family Holocaust history finally told
— The New York Post (November 16, 2021)
By The Grace Of The Game: Ernie Grunfeld’s Holocaust History And Basketball Legacy
— Museum of Jewish Heritage (November 18, 2021)
— The Glue Guys (podcast) (November 19, 2021)
— Rabbi on the Sidelines (podcast) (November 19, 2021)
Book excerpt: Ernie Grunfeld’s basketball legacy, and an unprecedented American dream
— The Athletic (November 22, 2021)
Menlo Park author traces his family’s remarkable journey from Auschwitz to the NBA
— Bay City News Foundation (November 23, 2021)
Stanford alum Dan Grunfeld shares family’s story, from Holocaust to basketball fame
— The Jewish News of Northern California (November 23, 2021)
Stanford hoops player traces family's journey from Auschwitz to NBA
— Fox 2 KTUV (November 24, 2021)
Former Knicks GM Ernie Grunfeld’s immigrant story told in son’s new book
— NY Daily News (November 26, 2021)
Ernie Grunfeld’s family shares their history surviving the Holocaust and using basketball as a common bond across generations in new book
— SB Nation (November 29, 2021)
Son of former Bucks GM details father's inspirational story in book
— Fox 6 Milwaukee (November 29, 2021)
— Hoops Hype (November 30, 2021)
Dan Grunfeld, Son of Ernie Grunfeld, Shares His Family’s Story of Surviving the Holocaust in New Book, ‘By the Grace of the Game’
— SLAM (December 1, 2021)
A Holocaust tale with a basketball ending
— The Jerusalem Post (December 2, 2021)
— The Paul Feinbaum Show (December 15, 2021)
“The book is a terrific amalgam of sports and history and well worth anyone’s time.”
— Queens Chronicle (December 16, 2021)
From a Budapest attic to the New York Knicks: A Holocaust survivor’s family journey
— Forward (December 17, 2021)
— NBA Flashback Podcast (December 20, 20
— The Woj Pod (December 24, 2021)
Ernie Grunfeld’s son details his family’s journey from the Holocaust to the NBA in new book
— The Washington Post (January 7, 2022)
“His book and story are emotional and powerful, but also humorous and inspirational. […] This book is an absolute must read.”
— NBA Draft Analyst for BasketballNews.com, Matt Babcock (January 19, 2022)
From the Holocaust to the NBA
— The Stein Line Podcast (January 20th, 2022)
The only known 2nd-generation Holocaust survivor in US sports leaves an NBA legacy
— The Times of Israel (January 26, 2022)
Former basketball player's book on family's Holocaust story offers hope amid tragedy
— USA Today (January 27, 2022)
— Good Day New York (January 27, 2022)
Q&A: Dan Grunfeld reflects on his family's deep ties to the game
— NBA.com (January 27, 2022)
Author Dan Grunfeld, the son of NBA star Ernie Grunfeld, shares his family’s story of triumph in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day
— Good Morning America (January 27, 2022)
— Inside the NBA on TNT (January 27, 2022)
Former NBA player to speak for the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center
— The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle (February 1, 2022)
— Fox 5 New York: Sports Xtra (February 3, 2022)
From immigrant outcast to Olympic gold medalist
— WTMJ-AM Radio (February 4, 2022)
Son of Ex-Knick, 2nd-Generation Holocaust Survivor Shares Tell-All Book
— Heavy.com (February 21, 2022)
Jews and the NBA. What could be better?
— Washington Jewish Week (March 13, 2022)
— Stanford Graduate School of Business (March 14, 2022)
BOOKS: History, basketball and the American dream
— The Times of Northwest Indiana (March 20, 2022)
From Auschwitz to the NBA: Author Dan Grunfeld joins the show to talk about his new memoir.
— The Nation (March 30, 2022)
Jews fled from the Nazis, their descendants found basketball success
— The Jerusalem Post (March 31, 2022)
Event focuses on Jewish Knicks star whose grandparents survived Holocaust
— The Albany Times Union (April 22, 2022)
Basketball player says ‘the grace of the game’ saved his family post-Holocaust
— Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle (April 28, 2022)
A Legacy of Basketball and the Holocaust in ‘By the Grace of the Game’
— Jewish Journal (May 4, 2022)
Grunfeld discusses family’s plight during Yom Hashoah event
— Cleveland Jewish News (May 11, 2022)
Holocaust, basketball: The burden of Dan Grunfeld - review
— The Jerusalem Post (June 2, 2022)
— The Virginian-Pilot (October 31, 2022)
'We can change the world one conversation at a time'
— Bryant University News (April 21, 2023)