Marc Brodsky
By Marc Brodsky
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Fast Forward Trump pardons Michael Milken, junk bond king of the ’80s turned Jewish philanthropist
(JTA) — President Donald Trump, citing the “incredible job” that Michael Milken has done in funding cancer research over the past three decades, has pardoned the 1980s junk bond king. Milken, who also gives to Jewish philanthropic endeavors in health and human services as well as Israeli causes, was among 11 acts of clemency issued…
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Fast Forward David Stern, NBA commissioner who brought basketball to the world, dies At 77
(JTA) — David Stern, who in three decades as NBA commissioner guided the league from financial distress to become a multibillion-dollar global enterprise, died Wednesday. He was 77. His philanthropy through the Dianne and David Stern Foundation with his wife included a number of Jewish causes, according to Inside Philanthropy. Stern had undergone emergency surgery…
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Fast Forward Jack Hughes Is First Jewish Player To Be #1 Pick In NHL Draft
(JTA) — Jack Hughes, even at 18, is no stranger to making history. And now he’s done it again, becoming the first Jewish player to be drafted No. 1 overall by the National Hockey League. The New Jersey Devils picked Hughes, a Florida native who grew up in Ontario, Canada, on Friday. He’s the son…
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Fast Forward Sandy Koufax And Yom Kippur: The Link That Lasts Forever
(JTA) – As Yom Kippur approaches, Jewish baseball fans hark back to the fall of 1965, when Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax said he would not take the mound in Game 1 of the World Series against the Minnesota Twins. Mind you, this was no ordinary pitcher. Koufax dominated on the hill that season for Los Angeles…
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Fast Forward Meet The Jewish MVP Leading Princeton To Basketball’s March Madness
(JTA) — For Princeton’s Spencer Weisz, the Ivy League’s Player of the Year, his tweet said it all: “We’ve been waiting to wear our dancing shoes! #LetsDance #16-0.” Weisz, a senior forward and a Maccabiah Games gold medalist, played a crucial role in powering the Tigers to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament that starts this week…
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Fast Forward Israel Routs Britain 9-1 To Advance in World Baseball Classic
NEW YORK — Five pitchers combined on a four-hitter and Israel slammed three home runs in a 9-1 victory over Great Britain in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic qualifier in Brooklyn, earning its first bid to the international tournament. Israel took a no-hitter into the eighth inning in Sunday’s game at MUA…
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