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Fast Forward International hockey federation reverses ban on Israel ahead of youth world championships
Ice hockey’s global governing body had announced last week that Israel would be disinvited from the tournament
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Fast Forward South African national cricket team removes Jewish captain, citing anti-Israel protests against him
David Teeger previously faced hate speech allegations against him after he expressed support for Israeli soldiers
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Sports Has Aaron Rodgers been learning Torah at his offseason retreat?
“There’s some good books to actually read behind me,” the star quarterback said
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Fast Forward ‘Coaching fail,’ critics say of high school basketball game marred by antisemitism
How did the adults allow a game between a day school and public school to get so out of hand?
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Fast Forward Girls basketball coach fired at NY school where players shouted antisemitic slurs at Jewish opponents
A player from a Yonkers team has also been dismissed after a game in which a Leffell School player was reportedly called a “f—king Jew"
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News Maxwell Jacob Friedman — the latest pro wrestler in the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame — is glad to be seen as a strong Jew
The pro wrestler known as MJF emphasizes his Jewish heritage in his presentation, using social media to share photos from his bar mitzvah and talking openly about antisemitic taunts he’s faced
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Culture The Von Erich wrestling brothers, subjects of upcoming film ‘The Iron Claw,’ were huge in Israel
Many of those who grew up in Israel in the 1980s were big fans of the Texans who helped popularize pro wrestling
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Fast Forward A rising South African cricket star dedicated an award to Israel. Then he was investigated for hate speech.
Teenager David Teeger, who observes Shabbat and keeps kosher, is the captain of South Africa’s under-19 cricket team
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