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Gabe Kapler, SF Giants’ Jewish manager, is skipping pregame national anthem in protest

Kapler, a former coach for Team Israel, is one of the most prominent Jews in baseball today. He is also one of the most prominent liberals.

By Philissa Cramer May 30, 2022 12:10 pm

LeBron James and Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pint

LeBron James attends Jewish NYC wedding — holding hands with a notorious rabbi

The basketball superstar has long had ties to Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, a well-known Moroccan-Israeli Kabbalist rabbi who once served a year in prison.

May 23, 2022 2:26 pm

A new podcast chronicles the little-known stories of boxers from the Holocaust era

“[T]hese individuals were amazing boxers,” said 36-year-old Jonathan Bonder, the voice of “Holocaust Histories.” “Once the Holocaust comes, it kind of gets forgotten.”

May 20, 2022 10:00 am