The Jewish Sport Report: How a Jewish lawyer became baseball’s favorite ‘Pitching Ninja’
An Israeli soccer star heads to Germany, Jewish newlyweds celebrate at Yankee Stadium and more in this week's Jewish Sport Report
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California Jewish groups, on guard against antisemitism, welcome state’s support for ethnic studies classes that avoid ‘bigotry’
Critics said early drafts of a mandated ethnic studies course excluded Jewish experiences and included anti-Israel content
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‘Golda’ focuses on a few grim weeks in the life of Israel’s first female prime minister. A biographer wants you to see the bigger picture.
For Meir’s defenders, her legacy has often been obscured by misogyny and condescension
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Holocaust gravesites identified in Latvia and Netherlands using contemporary technology
The grave in Latvia was located using technology created by American researchers
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Detroit’s only free-standing synagogue reopens
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue reopens, another sign of the city’s comeback
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How Jews are joining the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington on Shabbat
The roster’s Jewish speakers include rabbis, activists and representatives of Jewish organizations, including Jews of color
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Are self-driving cars kosher? San Francisco rabbis weigh in as robotaxis flood the city’s streets
Self-driving electric cars offer intriguing Shabbat possibilities — not least for observant Jews who traditionally refrain from driving and using electricity on the day
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How ‘Pitching Ninja’ Rob Friedman accidentally became one of the most popular Jewish personalities in baseball
Friedman has amassed over one million social media followers with his popular baseball content and analysis
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Russian court extends pretrial detention of Jewish journalist Evan Gershkovich until November
Gershkovich, the Journal and the United States deny the charges against him, and discussions of a prisoner swap have taken place
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Jared Armstrong, basketball player who fought for Israeli citizenship, is now working to promote Black-Jewish relations
A player whose months-long fight with the Interior Ministry cost him a spot in Israel’s top basketball league is running a clinic for Black and Jewish youngsters
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A medieval massacre nearly wiped out the Jews of York, England. New research shows how the community recovered.
Jews rebuilt their community in the decades after a pogrom and before the expulsion of Jews from England in 1290
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