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Fast Forward Israel’s historic U-20 World Cup soccer run comes to an end with loss to Uruguay
The team’s success hinted at a bright future for Israeli soccer and gave South American Jews reason to party for two weeks straight
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Sports The secret Jewish history of the Belmont Stakes
Its Jewish founder and namesake was the inspiration for an ostentatious Edith Wharton character
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Fast Forward Uruguayan Jewish soccer fans face a World Cup dilemma: Root for Uruguay or Israel?
Strong pro-Israel sentiment is common throughout Latin American Jewish communities. But Uruguayans are 'very proud and nationalistic,' in the words of one fan
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Sports With MLB embroiled in Pride Night controversy, a pair of Jewish players speak up
After the Dodgers announced they would honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, other MLB players denounced the team
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Culture The secret Jewish history of the Indianapolis 500
Alon Day, Peter Revson and Carl Fisher are names that should be known alongside Mario Andretti and A.J. Fo\yt
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Fast Forward The Jewish Sport Report: This Holocaust survivor threw out the first pitch on her 100th birthday
Helen Kahan, who survived multiple Nazi concentration camps, was joined by her two children, plus five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren before the Tampa Bay Rays took on the Yankees
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Fast Forward On her 100th birthday, this Holocaust survivor threw out the first pitch at a Yankees-Rays game
Helen Kahan survived multiple concentration camps
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Fast Forward How an unsung Jewish Harvard hero changed American sports
Gratz College President Zev Eleff’s new book tackles antisemitism and assimilation at Harvard in the 1920s
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