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News Israeli Olympic triathlete has family and country riding on his shoulders
It is not easy being an Israeli athlete like Shachar Sagiv, training to compete in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics while his country is engulfed in violence. “I see what’s going on in my country right now and it’s really, really hard for me,” Shachar said. “At the same time, it gives me the power and…
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News Israeli equestrienne hopes to make Olympic history, with unmistakable flair
Danielle Goldstein Waldman attracts attention wherever she goes, even when she isn’t riding the horse on which she hopes to compete in the 2020 Olympics, which will be held in Tokyo this summer. The thousands of colored feathers the championship-winning show jumper wears woven into her hair have earned her the social media hashtag #FlyingFeathers…
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News Could David Cohen become the 1st Jewish jockey to win the Kentucky Derby?
(JTA) – The odds are long that David Cohen can become the first Jewish jockey to win a Kentucky Derby. Cohen’s horse, Keepmeinmind, is a 50-1 shot in the early line for Saturday’s Triple Crown race at Churchill Downs in Louisville. But don’t bet against the 36-year-old rider, who has won some 1,560 races and…
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News Israeli NBA forward Deni Avdija suffers injury, ending promising rookie season
Israeli NBA rookie Deni Avdija suffered a hairline fracture in his right ankle during a game Wednesday, cutting short his rookie season for the Washington Wizards. Avdija, the ninth overall draft pick in 2020, was coming down from a layup attempt when he awkwardly twisted his ankle. He was wheel-chaired off the floor to an…
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Fast Forward Hillel hosting Zoom event with Meyers Leonard, NBA player who shouted antisemitic slur
The University of Miami Hillel is organizing a Zoom event next Tuesday with Meyers Leonard, the NBA player who came under attack for using an antisemitic slur, titled “From Heat to Healing.” The frank conversation with the 29-year-old power forward will be led by Matthew Hiltzik, a PR consultant and producer of the Holocaust documentary…
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News ‘It’s a bad time to be great:’ An oral history of Yeshiva University’s historic 36-game win streak
The Yeshiva University Maccabees — universally known as the Macs — are riding a 36-game win streak, tied for the second-longest in NCAA Division III history. The streak spans two seasons (so far), the turnover of nearly half the team’s roster, and of course, the coronavirus pandemic that ended their season abruptly last March and…
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News Here is baseball’s all-star all-Jewish lineup of all time
As Major League Baseball opens, here’s a question for a certain type of avid sports fan: Who would play on the ultimate all-star Jewish baseball team? The choices are surprisingly vast. Over the past decade, an average of 14 Jews have played on Major League Baseball teams each year. That is more than in any…
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News In 1899, Major League’s first Jewish pitcher left field after one game to become lawyer
You’ve heard of Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, maybe even Ron Blomberg, Shawn Green and Alex Bregman. All have achieved success at the great American pastime as a handful of about 175 Jewish men to have played at the major league level. Enthusiasts of 19th century baseball may be familiar with Lipman Pike, the first…
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