(JTA) – At the conclusion of the 2024 Paris Olympics Sunday, at least 21 Jewish athletes from the United States, Australia and Israel returned home with some new hardware: The tally includes …
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JACOB GURVIS
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8/14/24
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(JTA) – There are veterans like an Australian gold medalist canoe paddler and Israel’s powerhouse judo team. There are newcomers, like the youngest American female wrestler ever and …
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JACOB GURVIS
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7/16/24
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The JCC of Greater Boston is sending a delegation of athletes to this summer’s JCC Maccabi Games in Detroit (Bloomfield), Michigan.
The games will take place from July 28 to Aug. 2, …
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3/13/24
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(JTA) – Despite the continuing COVID-19 chaos and the mounting protests about China’s human rights record, the 2022 Beijing Olympics are proceeding on schedule, just six months after the delayed Tokyo games – and we have your guide to the Jewish athletes who are on their way.
In Tokyo, dozens of Jewish athletes competed, and many clinched medals. The Winter Olympics are typically a smaller affair, with fewer sports and fewer countries participating. Nevertheless, we’re excited to cheer on these Jewish athletes from the United States, Israel and Canada. more
EMILY BURACK
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2/4/22
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The advent of the local basketball season raises the perennial hopes of Bruce Wolpert’s University of Rhode Island’s Rams, Judge Howard Lipsey’s Providence College Friars, Judge …
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HARRIS K. WEINER
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1/8/20
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