Posts Tagged: Olympic Games
Chair of 2028 Olympics Visits Israel, Says Security of Athletes Will Be His ‘No. 1 Concern’
Casey Wasserman, the Jewish-American chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, visited Israel for the first time ever this week and spoke about...
Bereaved Families of Israeli Athletes Killed at 1972 Munich Olympics ‘Insulted’ by German Compensation Offer
Relatives of the Israeli athletes killed during the Munich Olympic Games were unsatisfied with a compensation offer made by the German government 50 years after...
Athlete Representing Israel at 2018 Olympics Says Helmet With Design of Jewish Biblical Figure Represents His ‘Impossible Journey Made Possible’
An athlete who will be representing Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games told The Algemeiner on Sunday that the Jewish-inspired helmet he will be wearing...
‘Baruch Hashem:’ Orthodox Jewish Athlete Announces He’ll Represent Israel at 2018 Olympics
An Orthodox Jewish athlete enthusiastically announced on Wednesday his selection to represent Israel in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea for the first...
Sports-Minded Jewish Journalist Surveys ‘Underreported’ Maccabiah Games
JNS.org - What do basketball player and coach Larry Brown, swimmers, and gymnast Mitch Gaylord have in common? They’re among a group of 25 individuals who have...
Retired U.S. General Under Investigation for Stuxnet Leak
Times of Israel - A retired US general who served in the Pentagon's upper echelon is under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information...
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...
The Romneyshambles Arrives in Jerusalem via London
Much has been written over the past week about Mitt Romney's visit to the UK, Poland and Israel. He is obviously keen to exploit the...
Moses of the Olympics, Sir Ludwig Guttmann
Through the glorious grandeur that is the Modern Day Olympiad, and, more specifically so, its Opening Ceremony, the world as a whole recently embarked on...
