"They took on every major and minor league team that would play against them. There was a saying at the time: 'If you want to see the world, join the Navy; if you want to see America, join House of David baseball.'ae"

"They were an economic force," said [Jim Sawatzki], a graduate of Michigan State. "If not for them, the Depression era would have been a lot harder in southwest Michigan. They hired a lot of local people, especially after the schism when half their work force left."

" 'A Compelling Curiosity' - that is what it is to me and to most people who are not of the faith," the filmmaker said.