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Fast Forward Israeli Paralympic women’s goalball team wins silver medal, its first in the sport
Israel’s goalball players wore yellow ribbons during their semifinal match, as a sign of solidarity with the Israeli hostages held by Hamas
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Fast Forward Jewish US table tennis star Ian Seidenfeld wins bronze at Paris Paralympics
Seidenfeld, who is coached by his father, had won a gold medal at the Tokyo Games
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Fast Forward Jewish US track and field star Ezra Frech wins 2 Paralympic gold medals
Frech set a new Paralympic record in the men’s high jump T63, an event in which he also owns the world record
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Fast Forward As Israel endured a difficult weekend at home, its athletes won several Paralympic medals, bringing Paris total to 7
Israel has now won seven medals in rowing, swimming and taekwondo
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Fast Forward Hapoel Jerusalem, Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s favorite soccer club, mourns the death of ‘our friend in the stands’
Fans and executives of Goldberg-Polin’s beloved team had been vocal advocates for his release since Oct. 7
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Sports The Jewish Sport Report: Why FIFA might ban Israel from international soccer
FIFA is set to rule on a request to temporarily bar the Israel Football Association from international competition
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Fast Forward Asaf Yasur wins gold in taekwondo, Israel’s first Paris Paralympics medal
Yasur’s gold is Israel’s 385th total medal in the Games, dating back to the inaugural Summer Paralympics in 1960
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Fast Forward The NFL season is here — with no publicly Jewish players appearing in Week 1
Veterans Greg Joseph, Jake Curhan, Anthony Firkser and Michael Dunn could all return to action this season
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