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The Schmooze German Jewish Athletes Belatedly Recognized
As summer approaches, sports fans may worry about the progress of the Mets’ rookie first baseman Isaac Benjamin “Ike” Davis, of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry, and use Sandy Koufax’s recent White House visit to remind everyone that the “only Jewish left-hander not named Sandy Koufax to toss two no-hitters” was Ken Holtzman. The overpowering passion for…
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Life Maccabiah Update: A Softball Miracle and Misplaced Nostalgia
Congratulations Team USA! The American delegation to the Maccabiah is delivering the goods. Yesterday, American pole-vaulter Jillian Schwartz set a new Maccabiah record, reaching 4.24 metres. She broke the record set just a few minutes previously by Israeli national champion Morin Azizi. Obviously, Schwartz won a gold medal in the process. There was another gold…
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Life Maccabiah Speed Dating?
The Maccabiah, widely dubbed the Jewish Olympics, officially got underway today following last night’s grand opening ceremony at the Ramat Gan Stadium. Americans can be proud that the loudest cheers at the ceremony came when Olympic gold medal swimmer Jason Lezak entered the stadium, and lit the Maccabiah torch. And if you’re rooting for the…
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Life The Real ‘Jewish Jordan’ Is Headed to Israel
Lakers guard Jordan Farmar is headed to the holy land. L.A. Jewish Journal blogger Brad Greenberg — who has, quite literally, dubbed Farmar “the Jewish Jordan” — reports: Jordan Farmar, the Lakers back-up point guard and the NBA’s best Jewish player (the bar is admittedly low), will travel to Israel next month to run basketball…
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Life Hank Greenberg Would Be Proud of Brian Horwitz
Brian Horwitz is off to a pretty good start in the big leagues. Last night, in his third Major League game, the San Francisco Giants’ rookie outfielder knocked off a two-run home run in his team’s blowout of the Mets. After eight at-bats, Horwitz is batting .500 with three RBIs and three runs scored. “Unbelievable,”…
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Life Little-Known Fact: Nazis Lit the Flame of Olympic Torch Relay
Against the backdrop of this year’s tumultuous Olympic torch relay, New York Times polymath Edward Rothstein locates the origins of this peculiar ritual: If you want to know how the Olympic torch really began its “Journey of Harmony,” as the Chinese call its current relay, if you want to see why the torch has had…
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Life Is Joe Torre Headed for the Forward?
If manager Joe Torre gets canned following the Yankees’ pathetic post-season, he can work for the Forward. Or at least that’s what our associate publisher told the New York Post. The Post queried a slew of New York employers as to whether they’d hire the Yankees manager, including our very own David Drimer. He told…
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Life Muhammad Ali Is the Greatest (Neighbor Elderly Jewish People Could Ever Wish For)
The New York Post’s Page Six reports: Muhammad Ali fought one of his toughest battles in a Miami old-age home. In his upcoming book, “The Fight of the Century,” Michael Arkush reveals that as Ali trained for his legendary 1971 fight against Joe Frazier, his handlers inexplicably moved him into an upscale Jewish retirement home…
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