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Sports These Jewish lawyers’ son was drafted by the A’s. Then the Dodgers picked his brother.
A whirlwind week saw Jake Gelof drafted and signed by the Dodgers and Zack Gelof's first career hit with the A's
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Sports Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench apologizes for antisemitic comment
The Reds legend made the off-hand remark about late Jewish baseball executive Gabe Paul
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Fast Forward These 5 Jewish baseball players were just drafted into the MLB
It’s a relatively high number
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Sports Elina Svitolina, Ukrainian tennis star of ‘unconfirmed Jewish heritage,’ on cusp of Wimbledon history
Winning Thursday’s match would make her first Jewish woman to make final since 1956 — that is, if she's actually Jewish
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Sports Israel’s Manor Solomon is going to play for England’s most Jewish soccer club
Manor Solomon is expected to join Tottenham Hotspur — a club controversially nicknamed the 'Yids'
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Sports New LA Times sports section has Sabbath-observant fans feeling boxed out
With the paper eliminating scores and recaps, some print subscribers mourn a Shabbat ritual
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Fast Forward Jewish University of Virginia star Jake Gelof selected in second round of MLB Draft
The slugger’s older brother is a Team Israel alum and a top prospect in the Oakland As organization
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Fast Forward Israel’s soccer team qualifies for Olympics for first time in nearly 50 Years
The 2024 Paris Olympics is the first time an Israeli soccer team will participate in the Olympics since the 1976 Games in Montreal
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