Jacob Gurvis
By Jacob Gurvis
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Fast Forward Ryan Braun, former MVP and the all-time Jewish home run hitter, retires from Major League Baseball
(JTA) — Ryan Braun, the Milwaukee Brewers outfielder who slugged more home runs than any Jewish player in baseball history and won a Most Valuable Player award, announced his retirement on Tuesday, ending a 14-year career that was not without controversy. “While it’s impossible to summarize my emotions right now, what I feel most is…
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News 7 decades and 3 wars later, this 96-year-old Jewish journalist is still writing
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — When Tom Tugend was 13 years old, he received news not uncommon for a teenager: His family was moving. His father, a respected physician, had taken a new job. During the taxi ride to the airport, Tugend looked out at his beloved hometown. All around him were trees and poles covered…
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