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Chelsea FC Women’s Team Enjoys 3-1 Victory Over Israel Women During Pre-Season Tour
Visiting soccer side Chelsea FC Women defeated the Israeli Football Association's Women's national team 3-1 in a Tuesday evening friendly at Hamoshava Stadium in...
Israeli Fans Mob, Dance With Basketball Player Amar’e Stoudemire at First Jerusalem Team Practice (VIDEO)
Israeli basketball fans mobbed Hapoel Jerusalem's newest player, American pro Amar’e Stoudemire, dancing around with him during a practice open to the public. On Friday, the team posted a video on Twitter of the happy romp with fans jumping around Stoudemire,...
Scottish Soccer Club Manager Hails ‘Fantastic’ Jewish-State Visit After Victory Over Israeli Team (VIDEO)
The manager of Scotland’s Celtic soccer club lauded Israel, after his team won a match against the Jewish state's Hapoel Be’er Sheva on Tuesday night. Brendan Rodgers said at a post-match press conference: On behalf of the players, the people of Celtic and Scotland,...
Israel’s First NASCAR Driver Revved Up to Win
JNS.org - As a young boy growing up in Ashdod, Israel, Alon Day got his first go-kart at age 9. By 15, he was racing them. Less than a decade later, Day has become the first Israeli...
Scottish Soccer Team Will Fly to Israel on Private Jet Used by Madonna
Scotland's Celtic soccer club will fly to Israel with the same private jet Madonna used while...
Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas Reveals She Can Read, Speak Hebrew
Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas knows how to read and speak "a little" Hebrew, she revealed...
Israel’s First Female Olympic Wrestler Seeks to Make Family, Nation Proud in Rio
JNS.org - At 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighing around 150 pounds, 26-year-old optimistic and...
Kippah-Wearing Baseball Fan Catches Foul Ball Bare-Handed During Yankees-Mets Game in New York (VIDEO)
A Jewish baseball fan wearing a kippah caught a foul ball with his bare hands...
Israeli Trailblazer Dean Kremer Brings Jewish Values to Nascent Pro Baseball Career
JNS.org - Other than being part of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, Sandy Koufax and Dean...
Chelsea FC Women’s Team Enjoys 3-1 Victory Over Israel Women During Pre-Season Tour
Visiting soccer side Chelsea FC Women defeated the Israeli Football Association's Women's national team 3-1 in a Tuesday evening friendly at Hamoshava Stadium in Petah...
Israeli Fans Mob, Dance With Basketball Player Amar’e Stoudemire at First Jerusalem Team Practice (VIDEO)
Israeli basketball fans mobbed Hapoel Jerusalem's newest player, American pro Amar’e Stoudemire, dancing around with him during a practice open to the public. On Friday, the team posted a video...
Scottish Soccer Club Manager Hails ‘Fantastic’ Jewish-State Visit After Victory Over Israeli Team (VIDEO)
The manager of Scotland’s Celtic soccer club lauded Israel, after his team won a match against the Jewish state's Hapoel Be’er Sheva on Tuesday night. Brendan Rodgers said at a post-match press conference: On...
Israel’s First NASCAR Driver Revved Up to Win
JNS.org - As a young boy growing up in Ashdod, Israel, Alon Day got his first go-kart at age 9. By 15, he was racing them. Less...
Scottish Soccer Team Will Fly to Israel on Private Jet Used by Madonna
Scotland's Celtic soccer club will fly to Israel with the same private jet Madonna used while on tour, The Scotsman reported on Monday. According to the report, the team...
Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas Reveals She Can Read, Speak Hebrew
Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas knows how to read and speak "a little" Hebrew, she revealed in the Aug. 15 issue of Us Weekly. The 20-year-old gymnast, who...
Israel’s First Female Olympic Wrestler Seeks to Make Family, Nation Proud in Rio
JNS.org - At 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighing around 150 pounds, 26-year-old optimistic and powerful blonde Ilana Kratysh will become the first-ever Israeli woman...
Kippah-Wearing Baseball Fan Catches Foul Ball Bare-Handed During Yankees-Mets Game in New York (VIDEO)
A Jewish baseball fan wearing a kippah caught a foul ball with his bare hands during the first inning of the Yankees vs. Mets game...
Israeli Trailblazer Dean Kremer Brings Jewish Values to Nascent Pro Baseball Career
JNS.org - Other than being part of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, Sandy Koufax and Dean Kremer have something else in common: a respect for Jewish...
Kenyan Marathoner to Compete for Israel in Rio Olympics
JNS.org - Kenyan-born marathoner Lonah Chemtai is expected to compete for Israel at the Olympics Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil next month after gaining a...
Granddaughter of Holocaust Survivors Honored to Represent Israel at 2016 Olympic Games
Pro golfer Laetitia Beck said she is honored to have been selected to represent Israel at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil largely because of her grandparents,...
Ahead of 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Israeli Athletes Express Expectations, Pride
Israeli athletes talked this week about their preparations and expectations ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. "The closer to the competition, the more confident I become," American-Israeli sprinter...
Two Decades Before Cleveland’s First NBA Title, LeBron James Walked Onto a JCC Court
JNS.org - The seed for the city of Cleveland’s first professional championship in a major sport in 52 years may have been planted at the Shaw...
Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas to Wear Leotard With Hebrew Letters in National Competition
Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas will wear a leotard bearing Hebrew lettering when she competes at the P&G Gymnastics Championships over the weekend. Douglas' Swarovski-outlined outfit will...
