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Jacob Gurvis

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Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl ad enlists Tom Brady, Snoop Dogg to combat ‘all hate’

Commercial by New England Patriots owner’s Foundation to Combat Antisemitism makes no mention of Jews, after last year’s ad prominently called to...

07.02.2025 20

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UFC head ‘beyond disgusted’ by fighter’s praise of Hitler

Dana White slams comments by Bryce Mitchell, who denied Holocaust and said Nazi leader ‘was a guy I’d go fishing with before he got on meth’

01.02.2025 40

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Sotheby’s auctions world’s biggest Jewish baseball card collection

Set of over 500 cards representing 191 Jewish players expected to fetch $500,000 to $700,000

17.01.2025 20

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From Olympic medals to college ball, the top moments for Jewish athletes in 2024

JTA — From the baseball diamond to the soccer pitch, from Vancouver to Paris, 2024 was a historic year for Jews in sports. Jewish athletes...

01.01.2025 9

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University of Vermont’s Israeli soccer star sets hopes on US professional league

JTA — Yaniv Bazini has scored 14 goals for the University of Vermont’s Division I soccer team this season, making him one of the top scorers in the...

20.12.2024 10

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Despite war, these US Jewish athletes are choosing to pursue their careers in Israel

JTA — Rachel Dallet was at soccer practice when the sirens sounded. It was October 1, and Iran was barraging Israel with around 200 ballistic...

14.12.2024 6

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Jewish pitcher Max Fried signs record-breaking deal with NY Yankees

All-Star’s 8-year, $218 million deal with New York baseball team marks the largest-ever contract for both a Jewish player and a left-handed pitcher

11.12.2024 10

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Home, car of Jewish U of Michigan official vandalized with Hamas symbol

Jordan Acker, university regent, calls tactics ‘Klan-like,’ after house’s front window broken, symbol used to designate targets in Hamas videos...

10.12.2024 10

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Star Jewish quarterback Jake Retzlaff nabs Manischewitz’s first sports sponsorship

Retzlaff, who plays for Mormon flagship Brigham Young University, goes by the moniker BY-Jew while openly celebrating his Jewish identity and...

09.12.2024 8

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Jews around the world rethink joyous Simhat Torah holiday on mournful anniversary

Exactly one year on the Hebrew calendar after the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, communities grapple with a seemingly irreconcilable...

24.10.2024 9

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In 1965, Sandy Koufax famously didn’t pitch on Yom Kippur. But did he go to shul?

Daniel Schloff, 17 at the time, recalls the Dodgers star pitcher sitting in front of him at Temple of Aaron synagogue in St. Paul, Minnesota: ‘He...

12.10.2024 3

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US opts out of running for reelection on UN Human Rights Council

Biden administration opts out of second term on the council, which it has frequently criticized for its stance on Israel, says it is instead...

01.10.2024 5

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Meet Kinori Sugihara Rosnow: The Jewish player on Japan’s national lacrosse team

Software engineer converted to Judaism as an infant, ‘feels fully both’ Japanese and Jewish; is saddened by the antisemitism spike post-Oct. 7,...

01.10.2024 8

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Brandeis head quits after no-confidence vote citing budget crisis, anti-Israel protests

Ronald Liebowitz to step down Nov. 1; in motion calling for vote, faculty take particular issue with university’s decision last year to ban...

26.09.2024 6

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Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s favorite soccer team mourns death of ‘our friend in the stands’

Hapoel Jerusalem’s left-leaning identity appears to have been draw for slain hostage, a California native whose mother once described as a ‘crunchy...

04.09.2024 3

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US federal suit filed against NY county’s mask ban aimed at countering antisemitism

NGO says Nassau County law discriminates against people covering their faces for health reasons; proponent says antisemitic incidents ‘often...

24.08.2024 6

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Syria says Israeli airstrikes targeted several sites in country’s center, wounding 7

Unconfirmed report from war monitor says three-Iran backed fighters were killed in attacks on makeshift petrol stations affiliated with Hezbollah...

24.08.2024 20

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Burning Man to feature massive tribute to Nova festival victims and their spirit

Festival that draws 70K to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, will feature installation and events that aim to bring to life Hamas-targeted community’s...

24.08.2024 20

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Australian Jewish water polo star Sienna Green wins silver with her squad in Paris

19-year-old Sydney native and her team lose 11-9 to Spain in final, handing Aussie Jews their 4th medal of these Olympics

11.08.2024 3

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Nick Itkin becomes first Jewish fencer to win medal in Paris, taking bronze for US

Trophy marks his second medal at consecutive Olympics, and the third for the US team in Paris

30.07.2024 20

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Jewish Australian paddler Jessica Fox wins second career Olympic gold medal

Athlete takes first place in women’s kayak slalom: ‘It means everything to me right now’

30.07.2024 20

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Iran condemns UN expert report on 1980s ‘atrocity crimes’

Iranian spokesman says detailed report by special rapporteur Javaid Rehman alleging ‘crimes against humanity of murder and extermination, as well...

24.07.2024 1

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Eleven Jewish athletes to watch at the 2024 Paris Olympics

From Canada, the US and Australia, Jewish athletes are competing in wrestling, paddling, fencing, shooting, beach volleyball and more at the Summer...

24.07.2024 1

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