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The Doha, Qatar skyline on Feb. 15, 2014. Photo: Francisco Anzola via Wikimedia Commons.

Qatar announces bid to host the Olympic Games

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Qatar announced on Monday its interest in hosting the Olympics in 2032. If it were to win the bid, it would mark the first time that a Middle Eastern country has ever held the...
Marvin Hershkowitz with his son, Stuart. Credit: Courtesy of Stuart Hershkowitz.

Remembering basketball star Marvin Hershkowitz, one of Yeshiva University’s ‘most iconic alumni’

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As fans prepare for the much-anticipated return of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season, the lesser-known world of Jewish sports recently lost one of its legendary figures. Marvin Hershkowitz, who passed away on May 4...
Former Olympic swimmer Dara Torres. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Olympics swimmer Dara Torres inducted into Jewish-American Hall of Fame

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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...

Verter fun der Vokh: דער פֿו֜סבאָל – Soccer

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against all odds:  נישט־געקו֜קט אויף אַ֜לע שווע֜ריקייטן compensation (pay):  דאָס געצאָ֜לטס; דער לױן discrimination:  די דיסקרימינאַ֜ציע For the complete list, click here to go to the archive at "Verter fun der Vokh"