By Amy Fenster Brown, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published November 7, 2022
A sports season just ended for one of my kids. This time it was high school soccer. With several seniors on the team, there’s the sad realization that the roster will be different next fall.
That’s the thing with kids growing up -- they’ll...
(JTA) — Auburn University’s men’s basketball team is hosting more than 150 Jewish high school students from across the country for a weekend of volunteering and basketball.
Pegged as a follow-up to the university’s “Birthright for College Basketball”...
(JTA) — Less than a day after agreeing to donate $500,000 to anti-hate groups, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving would not directly answer “yes” or “no” when asked if he holds antisemitic beliefs.
“I cannot be antisemitic if I know where I...
(JTA) — In a joint statement with the Brooklyn Nets and the Anti-Defamation League Wednesday night, Kyrie Irving said he took responsibility for his tweet last week promoting an antisemitic film.
He and the Nets will each donate $500,000 “toward...
(JTA) — Dan Snyder, the Jewish owner of the Washington Commanders who is ensnared in a scandal involving sexual harassment in the team’s workplace, announced today that he and his wife and co-owner Tanya Snyder are exploring a possible sale of the...
(JTA) — Former NBA star Charles Barkley slammed NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who is Jewish, for not suspending Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving after he promoted an antisemitic film on his Twitter account.
“I think Adam should have suspended...
(JTA) — Atlanta Braves ace Max Fried grew up idolizing Jewish Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax. The 28-year-old has accomplished something even his childhood hero never did: win a Gold Glove — let alone three.
For the third consecutive season, Fried has...
(New York Jewish Week) — Fans wearing “Fight Antisemitism” T-shirts sent a message to Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving at last night’s home game, days after he shared a link on Twitter to a film with antisemitic tropes.
Outside the Barclays Center,...
(JTA) — Robert Kraft, the New England Patriots owner who donates heavily to Jewish causes, funded an advertisement that ran during Sunday’s NFL matchup between the Patriots and the New York Jets urging NFL fans to “stand up against Jewish hate.”
The...
(JTA) — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving is defending his decision to promote a movie that argues that Jews were responsible for the transatlantic slave trade, despite criticism from his team’s owner.
“I’m disappointed that Kyrie appears to...
(JTA) — Stuart Weitzman has designed shoes for the likes of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. His iconic luxury footwear brand is sold in over 70 countries.
Now he’s a Maccabiah Games medal winner — in table tennis.
It all started with a single victory...
