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...
Olympics swimmer Dara Torres inducted into Jewish-American Hall of Fame
The Jewish-American Hall of Fame has announced its 51st inductee, former Olympic swimmer Dara Torres.
Torres competed in five Olympic Games, winning 12 medals and overtaking American swimmer Mark Spitz, who’s also Jewish, with 11...
Meet the Jewish African American Basketball Superstar
Let's be honest, when discussing a Jewish athlete we consider them a star at any point if they were able to make it to a professional League. However, the athlete we are going to...
Meet Joc Pederson
Dodger fans have been aching for a World Series Championship since 1988 when they beat the Oakland Athletics in 5 games.
This was the series where Kirk Gibson hit his infamous homerun in game 1.
Dodger...
Meet Deni Avdija
When discussing the history of Jewish people in the NBA, there are usually very few. The two names heard most frequently are usually Jordan Farmar, a very good backup point guard for the Lakers...
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,...
Israeli Olympian shares training regimen, raises money for coronavirus relief
Israeli Olympian Sagi Muki is sharing his home-training regimen online to help motivate those in isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, and dedicating his time to projects to raise money for coronavirus relief.
Muki is...
YU president slams decision by Brooklyn College athletes to kneel during Israeli anthem
Yeshiva University president Ari Berman slammed the “disrespectful” decision by two Brooklyn College volleyball players to kneel during the playing of “Hatikvah,” Israel’s national anthem, at a recent match hosted by the university.
“It is...
Israeli startup helps create first-ever interactive ad for Super Bowl LIV
The Israeli startup Eko has teamed up with the consumer-goods giant Procter & Gamble to develop the first interactive commercial co-created by consumers that will air during Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, reported The Jerusalem...
Yeshiva University men’s basketball receives first US national ranking
Yeshiva University’s men’s basketball team has been ranked in the Division III Top 25 for the first time.
The Maccabees are ranked No. 24 in a listing released on Monday on the website D3hoops.com, voted...