This is the Forward’s coverage of the Maccabiah Games, the Jewish Olympics.
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Opinion The Olympics Aren’t Always Fun and Games
Ever hear of a Jewish motocross racer? Neither have I, and I’ve been around sports for almost 50 years and written about Olympics from the Alps to Barcelona. Yet somehow, despite our producing a minuscule number of participants, Jews wind up making news at the Olympic Games. I don’t necessarily mean on the playing fields,…
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News Racing for Germany, Swimmer Keeps Darfur in Mind
Swimmer Sarah Poewe doesn’t have dual loyalties — if only life were that simple. Instead, the 2004 Olympic bronze medalist boasts connections numerous and varied, with passports from Germany and South Africa, and All-American academic and athletic honors from her time at the University of Georgia, where she swam for the 2005 championship team of…
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News At His Third Games, Kayaker Has Eye on 2012
For sprint kayaker Rami Zur, the three-month lead-up to the Beijing Olympics has itself been an international affair, divided among three countries and shared with fellow athletes from around the world. By the time the 31-year-old finally puts his boat in the water in China, he will have spent the bulk of the period in…
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News Sporty Teens Learn Valuable Lessons
The Maccabi Games are back. In mid-August, some 5,000 Jewish teenage athletes from around the globe will gather in three North American cities to compete, forge friendships and develop Jewish values. Not to be confused with the quadrennial World Maccabiah Games for adult athletes in Israel, the JCC Maccabi Games are an annual event for…
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