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Lee Wielansky at the American Express Tournament in La Quinta, Calif., on Jan. 21, 2024. Photo by Bill Motchan.

‘I got hot for nine holes,’ says pro-am champ of Amex golf tourney

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Lee Wielansky had an especially good vantage point to watch the American Express Tournament in La Quinta, Calif., on Jan. 21. He competed in the PGA Tour event. Wielansky is a Jewish recreational golfer...
The Israeli national ice hockey team. Source: X.

World hockey body reverses Israeli ban for upcoming tournament

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The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on Wednesday rescinded its decision made last week to ban Israeli athletes from competing in an upcoming tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, due to alleged safety concerns. "Following recent exchanges and extensive...
Israeli ice hockey forward Maor Sherf in 2016. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

NHL expresses ‘significant concerns’ with Israel hockey ban

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The National Hockey League has expressed "significant concerns" with the International Ice Hockey Federation's decision last week to ban the Israeli national hockey team from an upcoming competition. In a Jan. 10 announcement, the Zurich-based...
Israeli athlete Artem Dolgopyat in Belgium after winning the the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships on Oct. 7, 2023. Credit: Guy Bitman.

Israeli Olympic champion to auction medal for Gaza border communities

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An Olympic champion who won Israel’s first-ever world gold in gymnastics is auctioning off the medal to raise money for the Gaza border communities devastated in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas terrorists. Artem Dolgopyat,...
Mindy Levine, director of the Yankees Universe Fund and wife of New York Yankees baseball team president Randy Levine, visits the headquarters of United Hatzalah as part of a solidarity trip to Israel, Nov. 30, 2023. Credit: United Hatzalah.

Wife of Yankees team president visits United Hatzalah in Jerusalem

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Mindy Levine, director of the Yankees Universe Fund and wife of New York Yankees baseball team president Randy Levine, visited United Hatzalah’s headquarters in Jerusalem on Nov. 30 as part of a solidarity trip...
Mark Cuban at the 2013 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre, LA Live. Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock.

Mark Cuban agrees to sell majority Dallas Mavericks stake to Dr. Miriam Adelson for...

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Mark Cuban, the Jewish billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor and NBA team owner, is poised to make two major changes in his business and public presence. Cuban has agreed to sell his majority ownership of the...
The Chelsea FC Stadium, Stamford Bridge. Credit: Vespa125125CFC via Wikimedia Commons.

Chelsea Football Club launches fan group to encourage Jewish identity

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The London-based Chelsea Football Club is one team trying to combat antisemitism and encourage Jewish fandom. The day before Rosh Hashanah, the club announced a new fan-driven Jewish Supporters Group that celebrates Jewish heritage and identity....
Amar'e Stoudemire during EuroLeague 2019-20, Round 24 basketball game between Fenerbahçe and Maccabi Tel Aviv, at the Ulker Sports Arena in Istabul, Turkey, on Feb. 7, 2020. Credit: KCube, Kaan Baytur/Shutrterstock.

Phoenix Suns to retire jersey of former basketball star Amar’e Stoudemire

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The Hebrew word lev, Hebrew for “heart,” has a numerical value in Gematria of 32. One of the professional basketball players who played with the most heart—the Israeli citizen and convert to Judaism Amar’e Stoudemire—is...
Makkabi Berlin. Source: Twitter.

Makkabi Berlin first Jewish soccer club to compete in German Cup

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Makkabi Berlin on Sunday became the first Jewish soccer club to compete in the German Cup with a 6-0 loss to VfL Wolfsburg. The 64-team tournament was founded in 1935 during Nazi rule with Jews not allowed...

World’s Largest Organized Jewish Youth Sports Event Continues with Opportunities for Inclusion, Volunteer Service

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(Press Release) Following the historic JCC Maccabi Games in Israel, the world’s largest Jewish youth sports event continues with JCC Association of North America’s 41st JCC Maccabi Games® and Access events in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August 6-11,...