Irv Osterer
By Irv Osterer
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Culture Meet every Jewish name that has ever been inscribed on NHL’s Stanley Cup
Cecil Hart was the first, but there have been dozens and dozens more
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Culture At the Olympic hockey games, a bounty of Jewish players
Looking over the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey rosters, one certainly sees some familiar hockey names — Ferraro, McTavish, Staal, Winnik and Desharnais, for example — but what must be a hockey first is that Team Canada will ice three players with ties to the Jewish faith: Josh Ho-Sang, Jason Demers and Devon Levi. Levi’s affiliation…
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Culture The vibrant, colorful world of Hanukkah stamps — and how they got to be that way
The festive season is upon us, and along with merriment comes the annual exchange of holiday greetings and gifts. Even though virtual cards are popular, many still prefer to send a more personal message through the mail, using Christmas stamps issued annually by postal administrations. For Jews, the greeting card season had traditionally been consigned…
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Culture The porky Jewish hockey hero you’ve never heard of
When the 2021-22 National Hockey League season opens this October, the Seattle Kraken will be the first professional Emerald City team since the Totems folded in 1975. But, Seattle has had a long affiliation with the game. The Seattle Metropolitans played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. At this time, the Stanley Cup was a…
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