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Olympic Veterans Return to Compete

E.B. Solomont August 12, 2004

Joe Jacobi\’s pain as he prepares for the Olympics is more emotional than physical.

The canoeist/kayaker, 34, told JTA by e-mail that as he prepares for the Olympics in Athens, he misses his 3-year-old daughter, Seu Jane — named for the Spanish village that hosted some rowing competitions in the 1992 Summer Games — who is at home with his wife in Tennessee.

The pursuit of an Olympic medal usually conjures up a youthful single-mindedness, but like Jacobi, many of the 15 Jewish athletes competing for the U.S. team at the Athens Games are veteran athletes who competed in previous Olympics.

For the Kids

Abby Gilad August 5, 2004

When I read the Torah, I see two things:

Krayzelburg to Defend Record in Athens

Tom Tugend July 22, 2004

Swimmer Lenny Krayzelburg will go to the Athens Olympic Games, thanks to placing second in his race during the U.S. qualifying trials, a feat greeted with greater acclaim and emotion than his three gold medals in Sydney four years ago.

Athletes Sport Skills in Chile

Carin Davis January 8, 2004

Did you hear the one about the Jewish linebacker? If you did, don\’t tell it to Jed Margolis, executive director of Macabbi USA/Sports for Israel. \”The joke is always that there are no good Jewish athletes, but that\’s not true, especially in Southern California,\” Margolis said. \”Some of our Southern California Maccabi athletes are the best in their sport.\”

From Dec. 24, 2003-Jan. 4, 2004, 57 of those California athletes participated in the 10th annual Pan American Maccabi Games in Santiago, Chile. According to Macabbi USA, more than 2,000 Jewish athletes from 20 countries were participating, making the event larger than the Winter Olympics.

Rudolph Linked to Anti-Jewish Ideology

Peter Ephross June 5, 2003

Eric Rudolph was arrested Saturday in western North Carolina after a five-year search by investigators. In total, he is believed to be responsible for four bombings, in which two people were killed and 150 people injured.

Israeli Surfs New Turf

Jewish Journal Staff December 26, 2002

\”He has proved his great potential. He has the attributes of a champion,\” an ecstatic Gebhardt said Sunday of Friedman. \”He has great technique and a strong character, but he needs some moral support to make him even better,\” he said.

Making His Mark

Tom Tugend August 29, 2002

On the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 4, American swimmer Mark Spitz won his seventh gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, and set his seventh consecutive world record. It was a feat unprecedented in Olympic history, and the handsome 22-year-old Californian became an instant international media celebrity, nowhere more so than in the Jewish press.

Twenty Hours in Munich

Tom Tugend August 29, 2002

\nThe Germans, desperate to erase memories of the Nazi-tainted 1936 Olympics in Berlin, billed the 1972 Games as \”The Happy Olympics.\” By the time the international sportsfest ended, it went down in the history books as \”The Munich Massacre.\”

The Icemen Cometh

Teresa Strasser February 21, 2002

Rarely can one see the human struggle as simply and clearly manifest as it is in Olympic figure skating. I live according to its teachings.

Ice Capades

Carin Davis January 24, 2002

Sasha Cohen, 17, will be one of three women figure skaters to represent the United States in the 2002 Winter Olympics. The sassy Aliso Niguel High School senior overcame a debilitating injury and will travel to Salt Lake City in February to fulfill her Olympic dream.

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