Jacob Gurvis
By Jacob Gurvis
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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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Fast Forward French police investigating death threats targeting Israeli Olympians
Members of Israel’s Olympic delegation had received messages prior to the Paris games saying “we intend to repeat the events of Munich 1972."
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Fast Forward Jewish Australian paddler Jessica Fox wins second career Olympic gold medal
The four-time Olympian is now a five-time medalist, with two events still to come this week
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Fast Forward Researchers debunk viral video appearing to show Hamas member threatening ‘rivers of blood’ at Paris Olympics
A man wearing a keffiyeh in the fake video says “rivers of blood will flow through the streets of Paris” due to French support for Israel
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Fast Forward Jewish canoe legend Jessica Fox named Australia’s flag bearer for Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Fox is a four-time Olympian who has won four medals, including one gold
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News Sarah Levy’s great-grandfather faced a Yom Kippur rugby dilemma. She’s playing in the Paris Olympics.
Levy, who celebrated her bat mitzvah in Israel, was active in the San Diego Jewish community growing up
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