Jacob Gurvis
By Jacob Gurvis
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News What Jewish life looks like for teens from Iceland to Beijing, where the Jewish communities are small and antisemitism is high
During BBYO’s international convention in Orlando, JTA spoke to teens from Iceland, Moldova, Montenegro and China to hear about Jewish life and antisemitism in their home countries
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Sports As MLB veteran Kevin Pillar enjoys a late-career resurgence in LA, he’s come to appreciate his place as a Jewish baseball star
In a wide-ranging interview with JTA, Pillar reflected on his upbringing, his relationship with Israel and his legacy as one of the game’s most accomplished Jewish players
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Fast Forward LA’s Academy Museum to revise exhibit on Jewish founders after criticism from Jewish Hollywood figures
An open letter from Jewish Hollywood workers accused the museum of trafficking in antisemitism in its new exhibit on the industry’s Jewish founders
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Sports The Jewish Sport Report: This Jewish publicist is Hall of Fame-bound
Also in the Sports Report . . . Orthodox MLB prospect and Team Israel pitcher Jacob Steinmetz has been heating up in Single A
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Fast Forward Some Jewish groups protest Biden’s executive order on immigration, but others are staying silent
'We do not need to look too far back into our history to see what has happened when this country has turned its back on people,' said a HIAS official
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Fast Forward Hulu’s ‘Clipped’ dramatizes the real story of Jewish LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s sordid downfall
Sterling’s Jewish identity was a focal point of the 2014 racism scandal that led to his lifetime ban from the NBA.
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Sports Jewish Sports Report: Is this the year Max Fried finally wins the Cy Young?
This season, Fried has taken his dominance to a new level
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Sports The Jewish Sports Report: Israeli basketball team reunites in NYC after being torn apart by Oct. 7
One member of the team was taken hostage and returned to Israel with his sister as part of a ceasefire deal and hostage release in November
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