Jacob Gurvis
By Jacob Gurvis
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Fast Forward All the Jewish Major League Baseball players we’ll see in 2022
(JTA) — After two pandemic-altered seasons, a three-month lockout and a truncated free agent frenzy, the 2022 Major League Baseball season has finally arrived. For Jewish fans of America’s Pastime, there is plenty to look forward to this season, from Atlanta Braves ace Max Fried starting on Opening Day to the fashionable Joc Pederson playing…
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Fast Forward The Jewish owner of America’s bobblehead museum has a Volodymyr Zelenskyy figure in production
(JTA) — Ukraine’s Jewish president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has become a global symbol of defiance as his country endures an all-out offensive from Russia. British lawmakers gave him a standing ovation. Fans have set his speeches to rousing soundtracks. And Jewish supporters have called him a “modern Maccabee,” a reference to the ancient Jews who stood…
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Fast Forward Israeli-Canadian hockey star shares dramatic escape from Ukraine
(JTA) — Israeli-Canadian hockey player Eliezer Sherbatov detailed his harrowing experience fleeing Ukraine as war broke out last week on Instagram and in an emotional interview with Canada’s The Sports Network. Sherbatov, a longtime captain of Israel’s national hockey team, made headlines in 2020 when he joined a Polish team that plays in Oswiecim, or…
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Fast Forward Roman Abramovich, Jewish billionaire with ties to Putin, to sell Chelsea soccer team
(JTA) — Roman Abramovich, the Russian Jewish billionaire under scrutiny over his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced Wednesday that he is selling the famed Chelsea Football Club he has owned since 2003. Last week, Abramovich, 55, had stepped back from the Premier League club following pressure from members of the British parliament and…
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Fast Forward Jewish Super Bowl Champion Ali Marpet Retires From NFL
(JTA) — Ali Marpet, who won a Super Bowl protecting Tom Brady as an offensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, announced his retirement on Sunday via Instagram. Marpet’s announcement was widely received as a shock around the football world. The 28-year-old is coming off his first selection to the Pro Bowl, the NFL’s all-star…
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Fast Forward Who deserves to win Super Bowl LVI? Jewish fans weigh in
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — On the surface, there is nothing explicitly Jewish about Super Bowl LVI. Unlike recent years, there are no Jewish players in the big game. There will be no Ali Marpet blocking for Tom Brady, no Julian Edelman reeling in a remarkable catch from Tom Brady. (It won’t even feature Tom Brady,…
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Fast Forward Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, son of Holocaust survivors, is working to preserve Jewish history
(JTA) — From the halls of the United States Capitol to the streets of Europe, politicians and activists protesting against vaccine requirements have increasingly invoked the Holocaust. Some are wearing yellow stars, while others are sharing Nazi-era medical documents and comparing themselves to Anne Frank. The comparisons often draw sharp rebukes from Jewish groups and…
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Fast Forward For the new Jewish president of the Baseball Hall of Fame, it’s all about tradition
(JTA) — Josh Rawitch’s day-to-day is similar to that of any nonprofit executive: He speaks to stakeholders, supervises senior staff and fundraises. But in his line of work, stakeholders include people like Jewish baseball legend Sandy Koufax. Since September, Rawitch has served as president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown,…
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