September 10, 1947: Al Rosen, “The Hebrew Hammer”, played in his first major...
Al Rosen, third baseman and slugger with the Cleveland Indians for the entirety of his ten-year career, played in his first major league game on this date in 1947. Rosen had already acquired the...
Rookie NFL kicker scores goal with new ‘mezuzah’
Greg Joseph has just arrived in Cleveland, and already things have gotten off on the right foot. The new placekicker for the NFL’s Cleveland Browns scored his a first career game-winning field goal last week with just two...
August 17, 1911, Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, world chess champion, was born
On August 17, 1911, Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvínnik was born. A Soviet chess player, world champion several times between 1948 and 1963. At the age of 24, Botvinnik was among the world chess elite, winning...
Maccabi GB partner with Chelsea FC to tackle antisemitism
Chelsea Football Club today announces a new campaign to raise awareness of and educate our players, staff, fans and the wider community about antisemitism in football.
The long-term initiative will officially launch on 31 January...
Men’s soccer’s Cuperman selected to Jewish Sports Review All-America First Team
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Averett University junior David Cuperman named to the 2017 Jewish Sports Review Men's Soccer All-America First Team for Division II and III, the publication announced in its January/February issue.
Cuperman, a...
Danny Rubenstein ’17 to Represent the United States in the World Maccabi Games
Playing college sports is a dream that becomes reality for only a handful of lucky athletes. Representing your country on the field of play is another level of rarity, reserved for competitors who have...
Meet Mitchell Schwartz: A Jewish Superbowl Champion
It is not a common thing to hear that a Jewish player won a Super Bowl this year. Actually, there are currently Jewish players playing on some of the best teams in the NFL,...
The 1972 Munich Olympics slaughter from the other side of the street
A telephone call on the morning of Sept. 5, 1972 woke up three East German journalists who had been sent to cover the Munich Olympics. This was the first Olympic Games in which East...
American Jewish baseball players to make aliyah for Israeli Olympic team
Ten American-Jewish Major League and Minor League Baseball players are beginning the process of making aliyah next week, in order to be eligible to play for Israel at the 2020 Olympic Summer Games.
Participants in the Olympics...
Never too late (or too old) to be in the Maccabiah
Some doctors and lawyers of a certain age spend their days working at the office. Others fly to Israel to participate in a Maccabiah martial-arts event—or stay at home counting the days until they...