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Israel Will Leave London Olympics Without Medal
Washington Post/AP - For a day, at least, more pressing national concerns — the Iranian nuclear threat, the civil war in Syria —...
Olympic Jewish Gymanst Aly Raisman Cites 40th Anniversary of Slain Israelis After Winning Gold
After a flawless floor routine, performed to the tune of "Hava Nagila", U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman won her second gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and then invoked the memory of the 11 slain...
Kiwi Jewish Sailor Poised for Olympic Medal
JTA - New Zealand sailor Jo Aleh is poised to win her first Olympic medal as her event heads into its final stretch. Aleh, whose parents Shuki and Daniella Aleh lived in Israel before moving...
20 Year Old Sets Record in the Pool, Caps Disappointing Olympic Thursday for Israelis
JPost - Swimmer Yakov Toumarkin provided Israeli sports with a moment of history in an otherwise disappointing day of setbacks at the London Olympics on Thursday. The 20-year-old recorded the best ever result for...
Jewish Kiwi Rower Nathan Cohen Wins Olympic Gold
Nathan Cohen and his teammate Joseph Sullivan have won New Zealand's first gold medal at the...
Cheering for Aly Raisman: Another Jewish Girl’s Olympic Experience
As I walked off the plane at London's Heathrow Airport, the first image I saw...
Medal Eludes Aly Raisman in Tiebreaker Technical Decision
In a heated close-call competition, Jewish American Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman tied for third place with Russia's...
Jewish Olympian Anthony Ervin Gets Closer to 2nd Gold in 50M Freestyle
Anthony Ervin - the half-black, half-Jewish - Olympic swimmer advanced out of the 50m freestyle...
Roger Federer Ousted in Doubles by Israeli Olympic Squad
After dropping their first set against the Swiss doubles team of Roger Federer - the...
Israel Will Leave London Olympics Without Medal
Washington Post/AP - For a day, at least, more pressing national concerns — the Iranian nuclear threat, the civil war in Syria — were...
Olympic Jewish Gymanst Aly Raisman Cites 40th Anniversary of Slain Israelis After Winning Gold
After a flawless floor routine, performed to the tune of "Hava Nagila", U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman won her second gold medal at the 2012 Summer...
Kiwi Jewish Sailor Poised for Olympic Medal
JTA - New Zealand sailor Jo Aleh is poised to win her first Olympic medal as her event heads into its final stretch. Aleh, whose parents...
20 Year Old Sets Record in the Pool, Caps Disappointing Olympic Thursday for Israelis
JPost - Swimmer Yakov Toumarkin provided Israeli sports with a moment of history in an otherwise disappointing day of setbacks at the London Olympics...
Jewish Kiwi Rower Nathan Cohen Wins Olympic Gold
Nathan Cohen and his teammate Joseph Sullivan have won New Zealand's first gold medal at the London Olympics. Cohen and Sullivan won the double sculls event...
Cheering for Aly Raisman: Another Jewish Girl’s Olympic Experience
As I walked off the plane at London's Heathrow Airport, the first image I saw was the Olympic logo. Continuing on through immigration and baggage...
Medal Eludes Aly Raisman in Tiebreaker Technical Decision
In a heated close-call competition, Jewish American Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman tied for third place with Russia's Aliya Mustafina on Wednesday in the women's all-around individual competition,...
Jewish Olympian Anthony Ervin Gets Closer to 2nd Gold in 50M Freestyle
Anthony Ervin - the half-black, half-Jewish - Olympic swimmer advanced out of the 50m freestyle heat on Thursday morning in London, and will take part...
Roger Federer Ousted in Doubles by Israeli Olympic Squad
After dropping their first set against the Swiss doubles team of Roger Federer - the world's number one player - and Stanislas Wawrinka, Jonathan Erlich...
Justin Bieber Cheers for Aly Reisman and Team USA on Twitter
On Wednesday, Jewish gymnast Aly Raisman and the rest of Team USA were congratulated by none other than "the Biebs" himself after they won the...
French Gold Medal Swimmer Reveals Hebrew Tattoo (PHOTO)
Fabien Gilot raised his arm on Sunday in London following his team's gold medal performance in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay, revealing a Hebrew tattoo...
Israeli Swimmers Advance in London
JPost - Israelis Yakov Toumarkin and Gal Nevo each qualified for the next rounds in their respective swimming categories on Wednesday. Toumarkin came in 8th in...
Raisman and U.S. Women Dominate in Gold Medal Gymnastics Performance
The United States women's gymnastics team won their first gold medal since 1996 on Tuesday, downing second place Russia in a display of dominance that...
Bend It Like Binstock: Canadian Jewish Chiropractor Helps Defeat Britain in Olympic Volleyball
Canada defeated England in a first round volleyball match at the 2012 London Olympics thanks, in part, to one of Canada's elite volleyball players: Josh Binstock. The six-foot-five...
