Israel’s Paralympic medal count rises to nine
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) – In June, Israeli wheelchair tennis player Guy Sasson reached the pinnacle of his career as he captured the quad singles…
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Israeli athletes win several Paralympic medals, bringing Paris current total to 7
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — As Israeli Paralympic rower Shahar Milfelder won her first career medal on Sunday, she was thinking about the families of…
Maccabi Canada is recruiting elite athletes
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Calgarian Jordan Balaban is on a mission to send the largest-ever delegation of Alberta Jewish athletes to the 22nd Maccabiah…
Jewish brothers Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes become first siblings to grace cover of NHL video game
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA) – Jack and Luke Hughes play for the New Jersey Devils, and their brother Quinn plays for the Vancouver Canucks, so the…
For the third time ever, an MLB game featured a Jewish pitcher, catcher and batter at the same moment
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — Regardless of who stood in the batter’s box, Jewish pitcher Max Lazar’s first career strikeout would have been a big…