Posts Tagged: Jewish Athletes
Sochi Olympics Get First Jewish Medalists
JNS.org - Three days into the 2014 Sochi Olympic games, Jewish-American figure skaters Jason Brown and Charlie White won bronze medals at the...
Yuri Foreman’s Road Back to the Ring
JNS.org - Gleason's Gym has been an integral part of Jewish boxer Yuri Foreman's life for more than a decade. It is the place where...
What Sandy Koufax Can Teach Us About Attracting Young People to Israel
Israel has been abuzz over the last few days, with the news that yet another prodigal son has taken home the world's most prestigious award....
Beyond Greenberg and Koufax: Jewish Holiday Sports Conflicts
JNS.org - When baseball legends Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax both famously refused to play crucial games on Yom Kippur, Greenberg during the 1934...
Israeli Woman Takes Gold at Judo World Championship
JNS.org - Israeli Yarden Gerbi took the women's gold in the 63-kilogram division at the Judo world championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on...
Youth and Beauty Abound in Israel
On a recent return visit to Israel this summer, I couldn't help but notice its beauty; the land and seas of course but also the...
Maccabiah Games Successfully Close With Top Israeli Musicians
The official closing show of the Maccabiah Games on Tuesday night, July 30, was a huge success with athletes and spectators alike at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem....
Jewish Boxer Yuri Foreman Wins Third Comeback Fight by Unanimous Decision
Former WBA world junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman, continued his successful comeback on Wednesday night at the Roseland Ballroom, in Midtown Manhattan, winning a unanimous...
Maccabiah Games: Uniting Jews from Near and Far
Every four years, the Maccabiah Games, the world's third largest sporting competition (after the Olympics and FIFA), are held in Israel. Also called the "Jewish...
‘Jewish Olympics’ Kick-Off in Jerusalem
JPost - The 19th quadrennial Maccabiah Games started in grand fashion at Teddy Kollek Stadium Thursday night, bolstered by tens of thousands of enthusiastic...
Orthodox Jewish Boxer Dmitriy Salita Featured in Documentary Series, Talks Jewish Roots (VIDEO)
New York-based, Orthodox Jewish boxer Dmitriy Salita is front and center in a new documentary that explores his role as a Jewish athlete. Overshadowed in recent...
Maccabiah Athletes to be Offered Incentives to Move to Israel
JNS.0rg - Around 9,000 Jewish athletes from 79 countries will take part in the 19th quadrennial Maccabiah Games that will get underway later this...
Omri Casspi Signs with Houston Rockets
JNS.org - Omri Casspi, the first Israeli-born player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, has agreed to terms on a two-year, $2 million contract with...
‘Identity Through Athletics’: The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame’s 2013 Class
A weightlifter who was one of the 11 Israeli Olympians killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics by Palestinian "Black September" terrorists, David Berger was not...
