Posts Tagged: Jewish Athletes
Maccabiah Games: The Jewish Olympics
The past few sports weeks have zoomed by us like a NASCAR driver on the homestretch of the Talladega Speedway. There was the NHL Free Agent...
Gold Medal Jewish Gymnast Aly Raisman Invited to Israel
After winning two gold medals at the London Olympics, Aly Raisman has been invited to Israel, along with her family, by Diaspora Affairs Minister Yuli...
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...
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...
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...
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...
New Yorkers Break Out the Wine, Money for Israeli Baseball
Following The World Baseball Classic's expansion of the international competition to include 28 teams in 2013, from the 16 teams that competed in 2009, baseball officials in...
London Mayor Johnson Honors Slain Israeli Athletes and Coaches (VIDEO)
London's mayor Boris Johnson attended a ceremony this past Sunday to honor the 11 Israelis killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympic games in...
New York Basketball Star Puts College Hoops on Hold for Israeli League
Brian Lissak, a standout New York City basketball star from Columbia Prep is putting his hopes of playing Division I basketball in the U.S. on...
The NBA’s Next Israeli Player?
National Basketball Association teams, fans and analysts seem to be in a constant search for the "next Michael Jordan," looking for a player...
Italian-Jewish Giorgi’s Magical Run Ends at Wimbledon
Camila Giorgi, the Italian born Jewish tennis player who came into Wimbledon ranked as the 145th best female player in the world, lost 6-2, 6-3...
Reflecting on the 1972 Munich Olympics
Forty years ago, Palestinian "Black September" terrorists murdered 11 Israeli team members during the Olympic Games in Munich. Although the International Olympic Committee...
Israel Hoopster Has “Real Chance” to Make NBA Roster in Minnesota
Forward Lior Eliyahu, whose rights were traded Tuesday from the Houston Rockets to the Minnesota Timberwolves, could join fellow Israeli hoopster Omri Casspi...
