By Benjamin Ivry, The Forward
• Published August 1, 2022
Bill Russell, the legendary Boston Celtics center who died July 31 at age 88, identified his professional accomplishments as cohering with the inner qualities of his Brooklyn-born Jewish coach, Red Auerbach.
Both Russell and Auerbach were feared...
(New York Jewish Week) — A self-described “Seinfeld enthusiast” is headed to the Yankees.
The Bronx Bombers traded for Jewish relief pitcher Scott Effross Monday, sending a minor league pitcher to the Cubs in return for the right-hander.
The...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published August 1, 2022
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Harrison Bader, whose father is Jewish and who has a Gold Glove on his resume, has committed to join Team Israel for the 2023 World Baseball Classic, according to team manager and former Mizzou Tiger, Ian Kinsler.
“By...
(JTA) — The Auburn University men’s basketball team will travel to Israel this weekend for a 10-day Birthright-style trip, likely the first of its kind for a full Division I college or professional team.
Coined “Birthright for College Basketball,”...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 26, 2022
Three Jewish teens are back home in St. Louis with much-deserved medals after representing Team USA at the 2022 World Maccabiah Games in Israel.
Joie Sandler, 14, who will be a freshman at Ladue Horton Watkins High School in the fall, is coming...
(JTA) — On the wall of Adam Henry’s childhood bedroom in Fort Myers, Florida, hangs a gold medal from the 2017 Maccabiah Games, the international sports tournament often nicknamed the Jewish Olympics.
Adam, now a 20-year-old goalie playing Division...
(JTA) — NBA star Joel Embiid is an enormous man — around 7 feet tall and 280 pounds, to give an idea. But that didn’t stop him from joining in a hora dance and getting lifted in a chair at a Jewish friend’s recent wedding.
Embiid went...
(JTA) — The San Francisco Giants All-Star outfielder Joc Pederson will officially rejoin Team Israel for the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Team Israel’s new manager, former major league All-Star Ian Kinsler, confirmed the news over the weekend.
It's...
(JTA) — Eric Reyzelman is in a New York state of mind.
The New York Yankees selected the Jewish Louisiana State University pitcher 160th overall in the fifth round of the Major League Baseball draft on Monday.
Reyzelman told the Jewish Telegraphic...
(Cleveland Jewish News via JTA) — The day after his 100th birthday on July 10, Dr. Howard Tucker headed downtown to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians baseball game.
“I just hope I can get the ball to the plate,” Tucker...
(JTA) — Jewish Super Bowl champion offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz has officially retired from the National Football League, almost two years after his career was derailed by injury.
Schwartz announced his decision Thursday on Twitter.
Career...
(JTA) — For the pro baseball prospect Eric Reyzelman, resilience runs in the family.
The 21-year-old pitcher is the son of two Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union — his mother Victoria came to the U.S. from Ukraine in 1989, and his father...
