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Here are 11 of the rarest Jewish baseball cards

Here are 11 of the rarest Jewish baseball cards

Bob Wechsler, Special To The Jewish LightPublished August 3, 2023

Every collector of Jewish baseball cards has one item they consider their “Holy Grail,” the elusive card they’ve chased for years. There is, however, no consensus on which is the rarest card of a Jewish baseball player. Below, in no particular...

Legendary Jewish sports writer Joe Posnanski coming to St. Louis

Legendary Jewish sports writer Joe Posnanski coming to St. Louis

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished August 1, 2023

Noted Jewish sportswriter Joe Posnanski will come to St. Louis on September 7 to talk about one of his favorite subjects: baseball. The author of “Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments” will be paired with Gerald Early, an essayist and cultural...

Pickleball has exploded in popularity at Jewish summer camps. (Courtesy of Camp Avoda; design by Mollie Suss)

Pickleball, America’s fastest-growing sport, hits Jewish camps

Published July 28, 2023

(JTA) — As head of programming for Maccabi USA, Shane Carr is used to having people ask him to add sports to the organization’s many Jewish sports tournaments around the world. But since 2019, one sport has been suggested above all others: pickleball. Widely...

Thomas Poretsky shown in front of his Bandolero car. (Lonny Goldsmith/TC Jewfolk)

Meet Thomas Poretsky, 10-year-old Native American-Jewish racer

Lonny Goldsmith and Jacob GurvisPublished July 21, 2023

ELKO NEW MARKET, Minn. (JTA via TC Jewfolk) — Thomas Poretsky is six years away from being behind the wheel of a street-legal car and is too young to drive bumper cars at the State Fair. This is ironic as he stands in the shadow of Elko Speedway in...

Israeli players celebrating their advancement to the semifinals at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Photo courtesy of UEFA

Israel qualifies for Olympic soccer, first time in 48 years

By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel 21cPublished July 3, 2023

Israel has qualified for the men’s football (soccer) competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by advancing to the semifinals of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. According to the qualification criteria, the top three ranked teams...

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