Jacob Gurvis
By Jacob Gurvis
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Sports Judoka Raz Hershko claims silver medal, Israel’s third in Paris
All three of Israel’s Paris medals — and nine of 16 all-time — have come in judo
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Sports Jewish Australian Jemima Montag wins bronze in the 20-km racewalk
Montag, 26, finished the race six seconds behind the Spanish silver medalist and 31 seconds behind the Chinese winner
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Sports American Jewish teen Claire Weinstein wins silver medal in 4×200-meter freestyle relay
Weinstein, 17, won her medal alongside U.S. Olympic legend Katie Ledecky
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Fast Forward Jewish Australian paddler Jessica Fox wins another gold medal in Paris
Fox now has three career gold medals, including two in the canoe slalom single competition
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Fast Forward French authorities investigating ‘Heil Hitler’ chants and Nazi salutes at Israel-Paraguay Olympic soccer match
Fans also waved Palestinian flags and displayed a banner reading “Genocide Olympics"
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Fast Forward Jewish rugby player Sarah Levy wins bronze medal in historic US victory
Levy is playing in her first Olympics. She first tried rugby in college in 2014
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Fast Forward Those viral images of Israeli Olympians advocating to ‘Bring them home’ are not actually from the Olympics
A video of Israeli gymnasts and an image of Israeli swimmers have gone viral this week, but neither are from the Paris Olympics, as many are claiming
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Fast Forward Nick Itkin wins bronze in Paris, becoming first of Jewish fencers to medal
Itkin also won bronze in the team competition at the 2020 Tokyo Games
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