Jacob Gurvis
By Jacob Gurvis
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Fast Forward 15 Jewish and Israeli athletes to watch in the 2026 Winter Olympics, from the ice rink to the alpine slopes
Israel’s bobsled team is making its Olympic debut in Milan
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Fast Forward Alex Bregman, who drew a Jewish star on his cap after Oct. 7, inks $175M deal with the Cubs
It’s the second-biggest contract for a Jewish baseball player
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Fast Forward Bruce Pearl, Auburn’s record-breaking Jewish basketball coach, resigns amid rumored Senate run
Pearl is a pro-Israel advocate and Republican supporter of Donald Trump who is beloved in Alabama
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Sports Hapoel Tel Aviv nabs a European title, as 2 Jewish stars enter the NBA draft
Plus, NHL prospect Zeev Buium signs a three-year, $2.925 million deal with the Minnesota Wild
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Fast Forward 3 Jewish angles for Super Bowl Sunday
Plus, remembering Hall of Fame boxing journalist Michael Katz
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Fast Forward Robert Kraft’s new Super Bowl ad enlists Tom Brady and Snoop Dogg to fight ‘all hate’
The ad, unlike the foundation’s 2024 Super Bowl spot, does not explicitly mention Jews
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Sports Sotheby’s to auction ‘the most complete Jewish baseball card collection in the world’
The collection, estimated to sell for more than $500,000, only starts with Sandy Koufax
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News The top 10 Jewish sports moments of 2024, from Jessica Fox’s Olympic dominance to Sam Salz’s historic college football debut
Jewish athletes made history in baseball, hockey, wrestling and soccer this year
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Opinion New York’s Israel Day parade was a shanda — but not because of Mamdani
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Opinion How can I live freely as a Jew in a world where strangers rip my mezuzah off my doorframe?
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News Floyd Mayweather showered cash on Jewish causes — and now he’s suing their ‘Robin Hood’ alleging $175 million got diverted
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Opinion Israeli and diaspora Jews live in different realities. The Israel Day parade proved it
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Books In ‘Something We Said,’ Richard Pryor’s daughter finds words to discuss the unspeakable
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News In the race for Jerry Nadler’s seat, much talk on Israel but little disagreement
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Film & TV A Hasidic wedding entertainer tries to keep up with the times — if his ego will let him
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Yiddish חיים בארס נײַ בוך דרייט זיך אַרום אָפּאַטאָשוס נאָוועלע „אַ טאָג אין רעגענסבורג“Chaim Beer’s new book revolves around J. Opatoshu’s novella ‘A Day in Regensburg’
„לווייתן ברוח“ באַקענט דעם לייענער מיט באַקאַנטע ייִדישע פֿיגורן, ווי י. ל. פּרץ, ש. אַנ-סקי און חנא שמערוק