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The folly of pro-Palestinian protesters screaming at Jewish teenage girls playing softball in Surrey, B.C.
It was a sunny Wednesday evening in Surrey, B.C., when a loud group of pro-Palestinian protesters decided to disrupt a softball game played between Canada and Israel as part of the Canada Cup Women’s International Softball Championship. In photos posted to social media on July 3, the sidelined hecklers can be seen brandishing signs with the all-too-familiar modern blood libel…
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Meet Zeev Buium, who could be the NHL’s next Jewish superstar
As Zeev Buium prepared to take the ice with the No. 4-ranked University of Denver last fall, he had the jitters expected of any 17-year-old in his first Division I game. But he also had something else on his mind: The Pioneers’ first game fell on Oct. 7 — and Buium’s parents and much of his family are Israeli. “Waking…
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The Jewish Sport Report: This Jewish hockey star will be a top-10 NHL draft pick
THE BEST DEFENSE. Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes won the NHL’s Norris Trophy, given to the league’s best defender. Hughes, the first Canuck to win the award, led all NHL defensemen with 92 regular-season points (75 assists and 17 goals). Fellow Jewish star Adam Fox made history when he won the same award in 2021. AV-SEE YA. The Washington Wizards traded Israeli forward Deni Avdija to…
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The Jewish Sport Report: The NHL gets its first Jewish head coach in 32 years
Hello and happy summer! It’s a good weekend for sports fans, as we’ve got the Stanley Cup Finals, the College Baseball World Series and the Copa América. Luckily for us, there are Jewish players to watch in all three! Ryan Warsofsky makes history in San Jose San Jose Sharks assistant coach Ryan Warsofsky, center, during a game against the Montreal…
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Israeli Arab Jewish Athlete Swims Against the Current: ‘I’m Great Proof of Integration’ – Israel News
News Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Hebrew and TheMarker Partnerships Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.© Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source link
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Jewish Players | The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com | Irwin Cohen | 8 Sivan 5784 – Friday, June 14, 2024
Photo Credit: Jewish Press A hundred years ago in 1924, world Jewry lost a great friend with the passing of former President Woodrow Wilson. While in office, Wilson vetoed three restrictive immigration measures, without hesitating to say they were aimed principally at the Jews. Wilson was also remembered for appointing Louis D. Brandeis to the Supreme Court. Many windows of…
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New Sports Books for Jewish Dads
The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw & The Burden of GreatnessBy Andy McCullough Andy McCullough, senior writer at The Athletic and former baseball scribe for the Los Angeles Times, published his first book last month, “The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw & The Burden of Greatness.” Readers will hope that for McCullough, who’s married to Stephanie Apstein, an…
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Colts’ Adonai Mitchell could leave Jewish fans tongue-tied – The Forward
Colts fans hope Adonai Mitchell (left) is the, uh, answer to their prayers at wide receiver. Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images By Louis Keene June 6, 2024 Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain, the Ten Commandments tell us. But what if the Lord’s name is lining up at wide receiver? It’s a conundrum Jewish football fans could…
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The Jewish Sport Report: This Jewish publicist is Hall of Fame-bound
This article was sent as a newsletter. Sign up for our weekly Jewish sports newsletter here. Hello! We’ve got a fun one for you today. Orthodox MLB prospect and Team Israel pitcher Jacob Steinmetz has been heating up in Single A: in his first nine starts this season, the 20-year-old has 50 strikeouts in 45 innings with a 3.60 ERA and…
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