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All content by Hillel Kuttler
In a breakthrough, Team Israel will boast current MLBers on its World Baseball Classic roster

In a breakthrough, Team Israel will boast current MLBers on its World Baseball Classic roster

Hillel Kuttler, JTA
Published October 14, 2022
Team Israel players Danny Valencia, left, and Jeremy Bleich with students at the Hand in Hand Galilee School in Eshbal, Israel, Jan. 16, 2020. (Hillel Kuttler) 

Israel’s Olympic baseball team preps for Tokyo and looks to expand the sport

Hillel Kuttler
Published January 24, 2020

Why a Bible-toting, onion-eating British officer remains a hero in Israel 75 years after his death

Hillel Kuttler
Published March 19, 2019

A girl’s doll is a poignant reminder of the horrors of Kristallnacht

Hillel Kuttler
Published November 8, 2018

The ‘best football player who grew up in Israel’ seeks a spot at US college

Hillel Kuttler
Published September 17, 2018
Members of Israel’s national lacrosse team sway to the country’s national anthem before a game at the World Lacrosse Championships in Netanya, Israel, July 2018. Photo: Hillel Kuttler

What is Israel doing hosting a world lacrosse championship?

Hillel Kuttler
Published July 19, 2018

Alex Bregman is baseball’s next Jewish star

Hillel Kuttler
Published March 27, 2018
Robbie Feinberg and Hayley Isenberg, Jewish athletes from Harvard, make up one of the many couples participating at the 2017 Maccabiah Games. (Hillel Kuttler)

Athletes come for love and glory at the 2017 Maccabiah Games

Hillel Kuttler
Published July 6, 2017

Robert Kraft brings football Hall of Famers to Israel

Hillel Kuttler
Published June 16, 2017
Alejandro Eskenazi has endeared himself to baseball officials in Israel with his personality and love of coaching — not to mention his talent as a pitcher. (Hillel Kuttler)

A Jewish Cuban pitcher gets a firm grip on life in Israel

Hillel Kuttler
Published March 2, 2017

Tel Aviv and Jerusalem marathons revel in a ‘healthy competition’

Hillel Kuttler
Published February 23, 2017

Israel’s Argentinian Jews honor Alberto Nisman and demand justice

Hillel Kuttler
Published January 19, 2017
Members of the team representing Israel in the World Baseball Classic and the rest of their delegation visiting the Tel Nof Israeli Air Force base near Rehovot. (Daniel Bar-On)

Major leaguers visit Israel to learn about team they represent in World Baseball Classic

Hillel Kuttler
Published January 10, 2017

The rabbi pleaded for mourners on Facebook. Here’s what happened.

Hillel Kuttler
Published September 30, 2016

This indigenous activist is the new ‘face’ of B’nai Brith Canada

Hillel Kuttler
Published September 27, 2016

Israel shuts out Brazil, advances to final of World Baseball Classic qualifier

Hillel Kuttler
Published September 23, 2016

Israel rallies to beat Britain in World Baseball Classic opener

Hillel Kuttler
Published September 23, 2016

Israel’s World Baseball Classic team expects to feel at home playing in Brooklyn

Hillel Kuttler
Published September 14, 2016

Minnesota Vikings owner thinks big with new stadium and Holocaust philanthropy

Hillel Kuttler
Published September 6, 2016

Calling all Israeli sailors from ’76 NY celebration: It’s reunion time

Hillel Kuttler
Published August 24, 2016

At 80, a Munich Olympics and Holocaust survivor is still the sportsman

Hillel Kuttler
Published August 19, 2016

3 baseball books from veteran Jewish observers of the game

Hillel Kuttler
Published August 12, 2016

From LA to Israel: One swimmer’s journey to the Rio Olympics

Hillel Kuttler
Published August 2, 2016

What Jewish ethics tell us about ‘Deflategate’

Hillel Kuttler
Published January 27, 2015

Four decades after Golan attack, a search for survivors

Hillel Kuttler
Published January 4, 2015
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