All the Jewish Athletes to Watch at the 2022 Beijing Olympics
February 2, 2022
We’re excited to cheer on these Jewish athletes from the United States, Israel and Canada.
Emily Burack, JTA
Ezra Frech, Moran Samuel, Shraga Weinberg and More: 11 Jewish Paralympics Athletes to Watch
August 25, 2021
The Paralympics, founded by the late German-Jewish doctor Ludwig Guttman, are for athletes with physical disabilities. Some 4,500 athletes are set to compete in 539 events in the 16th Paralympics, which start Aug. 24.
These Jewish Athletes Have Won Medals at the Tokyo Olympics
July 31, 2021
Dozens of Jewish athletes are competing in the Games this year, but the fierce competition means that only some will enter the record books as gold, silver or bronze medalists.
For First Time, Olympics Opening Ceremony Honors Israeli Athletes Murdered in Munich
July 23, 2021
Ankie Spitzer and Ilana Romano, widows of two of the murdered athletes, have long advocated for the International Olympic Committee to acknowledge the massacre in the opening or closing ceremony.
5 Notable Jewish Nominees for 2021 Oscars
March 16, 2021
“Mank,” the black-and-white Netflix film about Jewish screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, leads the slate of Academy Award nominations in a year when most Americans viewed movies via streaming services.
2021 NAACP Image Awards: The Jewish nominees, from Daveed Diggs to Doja Cat
February 3, 2021
Several Jewish stars are among the nominees for the 2021 NAACP Image Awards, which celebrate Black achievement in movies, television, music and literature.
All the Jewish Nominees for the 2021 Golden Globes
February 3, 2021
“Schitt’s Creek” is trying to pick up in the Golden Globes where it left off in the fall with its historic Emmys sweep.
‘Harry Potter’ Star Jason Isaacs Opens up About His Struggle With Addiction
August 4, 2020
“Every action was filtered through a burning need I had for being as far from a conscious, thinking, feeling person as possible.”
Who is George Soros? What Do All The Conspiracy Theories Around Him Mean?
June 30, 2020
The author of “The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power, and the Struggle for an Open Society,” breaks it down.
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