WASHINGTON (JTA) — A former staffer for the Washington football team accused her boss of using “Jewish slurs” and other forms of verbal harassment during her time with the organization.
“I was called Jewish slurs that refer to a non-Jewish...
(JTA) — Despite the continuing COVID chaos and the mounting protests about China’s human rights record, the 2022 Beijing Olympics are proceeding on schedule, just six months after the delayed Tokyo games — and we have your guide to the Jewish athletes...
Irv Osterer, The Forward
• Published February 3, 2022
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Looking over the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey rosters, one certainly sees some familiar hockey names...
Bill Motchan, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published January 30, 2022
Like it or not, numbers are as much a part of professional sports as the play on the field, diamond, or ice.
While most credit MLB for initiating the move to bring statistical analytics to how sports teams play the games and build their organization,...
(JTA) — A full page advertisement in The New York Times Saturday urged athletes and corporate sponsors to “walk away” from the Olympic Games, set to begin next month in Beijing, to protest China’s persecution of the Uighurs.
“We...
(JTA) — When Josh Groban’s cover of the 1965 song “The Impossible Dream” blares from the loudspeakers at Beijing’s Capital Indoor Stadium on Feb. 18, its lyrics will ring true for the Winter Olympian figure skaters Hailey Kops and Evgeni Krasnopolsky.
That’s...
(JTA) — Josh Rawitch’s day-to-day is similar to that of any nonprofit executive: He speaks to stakeholders, supervises senior staff and fundraises.
But in his line of work, stakeholders include people like Jewish baseball legend Sandy Koufax.
Since...
(JTA) — The Novak Djokovic COVID scandal may be stealing the headlines ahead of the Australian Open, which starts next week, but there are several Jewish players looking to win big at the year’s first Grand Slam.
Here they are:
Men’s singles...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 4, 2022
Great things happen on planes, a time and space where people can either sleep, talk or read. Thankfully for wrestling fanatics, Jewish St. Louisan Sam Muchnick used a plane trip in 1958 very wisely. Thanks to Ed Wheatley's book, "Wrestling at the Chase,"...
(JTA) — Yeshiva University’s history-making, record-breaking basketball winning streak came to an abrupt end Thursday night as the Maccabees suffered a bruising 73-59 loss at home.
The Maccabees entered the game against Illinois Wesleyan University...
(JTA) — Amar’e Stoudemire told his Instagram followers recently that he’s looking for a new partner, saying he’s ready for a “shidduch.”
“Shidduch” dating, or dates set up by a matchmaker, is a common way for Orthodox Jews to meet their...
