Category
athlete
CONGRATS to Sydney Roberts, youngest swimmer ever to swim Bonifacio Strait from Sardinia to Corsica!
Lisa Ellen Niver
February 23, 2022
Israeli law making it tougher for athletes to shine, report claims
Jewish Journal
August 16, 2012
Israel’s sports law significantly reduces the chances for its athletes to excel, a new study concluded.
ID card of Israeli athlete killed in Munich returned
Jewish Journal
February 23, 2011
The national identification card of an athlete murdered during the Munich Olympics was returned to his family. In a ceremony Wednesday at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the ID card of wrestler Eliezer Halfin was returned to his sister, Rima Goldwasser.\n
Home Run
Carin Davis
July 1, 2004
Shawn Green sits quietly in the Dodgers dugout waiting for pregame batting practice to begin. His unassuming nature seems at odds with his 6-foot-4 figure; his quiet presence inconsistent with his celebrity.
Family Put Bruin on the Right Track
Carin Davis
April 8, 2004
Jeremy Silverman\’s strength on the field is only matched by his strength of character. A shot put and discus thrower for UCLA, the 21-year-old student athlete has a kind, grounded quality.
Silverman grew up in Annville, Penn., a town with one stoplight and a gas station. As a member of the only Jewish family at a very small high school, Silverman bore witness to some anti-Semitic attitudes. Still, he celebrated the Jewish holidays.
Athlete of the Week: Andrew Felder
Ari Morguelan
January 25, 2001
Andrew Felder, a 17-year-old Encino native, is our first Athlete of the Week. Felder has excelled on and off the field, according to Maccabi Games coach Kobi Goren.
Jew-mo!
Ari B. Morguelan
December 7, 2000
Woody Allen once said the shortest book ever written was the one on Jewish athletes. Well, here is the shortest chapter in that book: Since May 1987, Argentinean native Imach Marcello Solomon (a k a Hoshitango) has been wrestling his way up in the competitive sumo leagues in Japan.
New Articles
Ha Lachma Anya
Eva Robbins
April 19, 2024
Passover 2024: The Four Difficulties
Lisa Ellen Niver
April 19, 2024
Israel Strikes Deep Inside Iran
Charles Bybelezer, JNS
April 19, 2024
NSFW – A Poem for Parsha Metzora
Rick Lupert
April 18, 2024
Israel War Room Launches in Spanish
Kylie Ora Lobell
April 18, 2024
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.