JERUSALEM (JTA) — Joe Biden became the first U.S. president to attend the Maccabiah Games, known also as the Jewish Olympics, on Thursday.
The audience at the opening ceremony of the 21st Maccabiah games showered Biden with affection as thousands...
(JTA) — In May, the Bundesliga, Germany’s top soccer league, concluded its season on what has become a familiar note: the Bayern Munich club won its 10th straight league title, an unprecedented feat in any of the top European soccer leagues.
Although...
Frederic J. Frommer, The Forward
• Published July 12, 2022
When a Black outfielder fought for his economic freedom against baseball owners a half-century ago, Hank Greenberg, the Jewish Hall of Famer, was one of a handful of former players who sided with him — even though he had been a baseball executive after...
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Two Jewish players made the Major League Baseball All-Star game rosters this week: pitcher Max Fried of the Atlanta Braves and outfielder Joc Pederson of the San Francisco Giants.
Both will play for the National League side. Pederson...
By Alan Zeitlin, The Forward
• Published July 12, 2022
On a typical day, Ross Levine uses his healing hands to keep people out of the hospital. But on fight night, those hands are weapons that could put his opponents in an ambulance.
Levine, whose nickname is “Turbo,” has just become the middleweight...
(JTA) — Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder is unable to appear at congressional hearings on the sexual harassment scandal surrounding his team because of a trip to Israel to observe his mother’s yahrzeit, or ceremony marking the anniversary of...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 7, 2022
You’re never too old to go for gold. That is what Steve Brown may be thinking as he prepares to embark on a journey of a lifetime. Brown, 55, is one of more than 1,200 athletes on Team USA heading to Israel for the 21st Maccabiah Games, which take place...
(JTA) — Hanukkah isn’t the only time Jews around the world celebrate the legacy of Hasmonean hero Judah Maccabee.
Every four years, 10,000 or so athletes — mostly Jews, plus Israelis of any religion — descend upon Israel for the Maccabiah Games,...
Lonnie Goldsmith, TCJewfolk
• Published July 6, 2022
(TCJewFolk) -- Since the time he was three years old and just starting out, Branson Appelman always wanted to bring his baseball mitt onto the ice with him to play goalie – even when his father (and coach), Avery, tried to push him back to playing defense.
Now...
(JTA) — Ian Kinsler is trading in his bat for a lineup card.
The former All-Star second baseman will manage Team Israel in the upcoming 2023 World Baseball Classic. He currently has no plans to play for the team as well.
The Jewish 14-year MLB veteran...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 29, 2022
The 2022 ESPYS Awards are getting close, and it's time to decide which athletes will take home an award. Among the nominees for Best Athlete With A Disability, is table tennis star Ian Seidenfeld, the nephew of Jewish Family Services (JFS) CEO Miriam...
(New York Jewish Week) — Yeshiva University star basketball player Ryan Turell was not selected in Thursday’s NBA Draft, putting his dream of being the first Orthodox Jewish player in the league on hold.
According to ESPN, Turell is mulling his options,...
