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The Australian delegation take part in the opening ceremony of the 20th Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, July 6, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

This year’s Maccabiah Games are going live …

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Broadcasting the Summer Olympic Games is a massive operation, with more than 7,000 personnel covering 28 sports utilizing 1,000-plus cameras, taking the games global. For the first time, the so-called Jewish Olympics will be broadcast around the...
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Into the deep end: American-Israeli swimmer dives into Maccabiah history

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Swimming has always been at the center of Michele Kupfer’s life. She swam as a child growing up in Florida, she swam during her childhood summers in Israel, and she had the amazing fortune...
Major League Baseball All-Star and Olympian Ian Kinsler. Credit: Courtesy of JNF.

Star athlete Ian Kinsler to manage Team Israel at 2023 World Baseball Classic

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Israeli Olympian, 2017 World Baseball Classic champion and Major League Baseball star athlete Ian Kinsler has been named the manager of Team Israel for the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC). Kinsler, who received his Israeli...
Soccer ball. Credit: Needpix.com.

Israeli youth soccer team reaches semi-finals in European championship for first time

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Israel’s national youth soccer team made history over the weekend by becoming the first Israeli team to qualify for the semi-finals of the UEFA Under-19 European Championships in Slovakia. Israel finished with a 2-2 draw against...
Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team came in first place for the gold medal in the group all-around category at the 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Tel Aviv, June 2022. Source: 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships/Twitter.

Israeli rhythmic gymnastics team takes gold at European Championships

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Israel’s rhythmic gymnasts came up big during the 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships held last week in Tel Aviv, taking home two gold medals, four silver medals and a bronze. The Israeli team was made up of...
Flags with FIFA and Qatar 2022 World Cup logo waving in the wind. Credit: rarrarorro/Shutterstock.

Israelis get approval to head to Qatar for World Cup

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Add another Gulf destination has opened to Israeli citizens, at least for a month. Despite a lack of diplomatic relations between Doha and Jerusalem, Israelis will have the opportunity to travel to Qatar for the 2022...
The New York Giants take the field against the Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Oct 18, 2020. Credit: All-Pro Reels via Wikimedia Commons.

Owner of New York Giants unhappy with football game on Rosh Hashanah

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New York Giants co-owner John Mara said he’s “not happy” that the National Football League has scheduled his team’s only “Monday Night Football” game of the 2022 season on Sept. 26, the second night of...
NBA Hall of Famer, two-time world champion and team USA Olympic gold medalist Ray Allen conducts a training session for kids at the YMCA in Jerusalem, on May 15, 2022. Credit: Gali Tibbon/America’s Voices in Israel.

NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen experiences the Holy Land

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NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen wrapped up a whirlwind tour of Israel this week, taking time to speak with members of the press before heading back to the United States. Allen, a two-time world...
From left to right: Professor Chagi Pick, professor Ariel Porat, Andi Murez, Sylvan Adams, Shahar Rasman. Photo by Chen Galili.

Tel Aviv University’s sports center named after Israeli-Canadian philanthropist Sylvan Adams

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Tel Aviv University named a new sports center after Canadian-Israeli businessman and philanthropist Sylvan Adams in a special ceremony on Wednesday. The new center will include an Olympic-size swimming pool and optimal training conditions,...
Auburn University men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl (left) is interviewed by Aaron Fruh, founder of Israel Team Advocates International, at a “Night to Honor and Stand With the Jewish People” at Frazer United Methodist Church in Montgomery, Ala., on Oct. 21, 2021. Credit: Courtesy.

Auburn Tigers set to shoot hoops this summer in Israel

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Fulfilling a plan that Auburn Tigers men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl has spoken about for years, the team will travel to Israel for a 10-day visit that includes three games. It will play in Tel Aviv...