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Jewish Olympian ready to make a splash in Tokyo
Brandon Loschiavo vowed to make the Olympics when he was four. He takes his first 10-meter dive late Thursday night.
As Team Israel takes the field vs. U.S., a random history of the countries’ other rivalries
At 6 a.m. tomorrow, Team Israel will take on the United States in its second game of Olympics baseball. (Israel dropped its first game, 6-5, to South Korea in extra innings.) As you may have read before, Israel’s baseball team is largely made up of American-born players — who had to acquire Israeli citizenship to be Olympics-eligible. With baseball still a fledgling sport in the Middle East, it’s quite possible that most of the team’s fans live in the United States, too.
These 3 hockey-playing Jewish brothers just made NHL history
Luke Hughes has become the third brother in his hockey-playing Jewish family to be drafted in the first round of the NHL Draft.
His day job is booking acts like John Mulaney and Sinead O’Connor. He’s also on Israel’s Olympic baseball team.
Shlomo Lipetz has been known as a pioneer in Israeli baseball since his teenage years in Tel Aviv.
Meet Peter Kurz, the architect of Israel’s Olympic baseball team
Only 6 countries were invited to compete in the sport at the Olympics. With a passion for Judaism and baseball, Kurz made sure Israel was on the list.
How Israel became a judo powerhouse at the Olympics
Israel is a judo medal contender in Tokyo thanks to an infusion of judo masters from the former Soviet Union.
At 36, Blake Gailen is making his Olympic debut
He’s played everywhere from Arkansas to Melbourne during a long baseball career. This month, he’s headed to Tokyo for Team Israel.
Bobblehead of Israel Olympic baseball pitcher can now be yours
Shlomo Lipetz will pitch for Team Israel in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Elie Kligman becomes second Orthodox baseball player drafted into the MLB in 2 days
The Washington Nationals chose the 18-year-old Las Vegas native, who refuses to play during Shabbat, with their last draft pick.
The secret Jewish history of…Devin Booker?
An NBA star, a viral video and a rivalry between two Orthodox high schools.