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Foster son of Jewish mom leads Italians into European soccer title match

Mario Balotelli, who grew up as the foster son of a Jewish mother, led Italy to the Euro 12 soccer championship game.

By Ruth Ellen Gruber July 1, 2012 9:53 pm

Top 10 Jewish NBA Draftees (Anthony Davis’ unibrow doesn’t count)

The NBA Draft was Thursday, and unfortunately this year’s list of prospects did not include any outstanding Jewish players. Since the Beren Academy kids aren’t old enough yet, and the only player close to Jewish is projected number-one pick Anthony Davis, who’s unibrow reminds me of a few Israeli men I know, we decided to […]

June 28, 2012 5:36 pm

11 Things you should know about Israel’s lacrosse team

Israel Lacrosse Facebook (Other than the most obvious one, that Israel actually has a Lacrosse team, thanks Issac!) This weekend, Israel’s national lacrosse team will debut its official international play at the 2012 European Lacrosse Championships in Amsterdam. For those of you who just found out that Israel has a Lacrosse team, here are a […]

June 21, 2012 11:15 am

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Foster son of Jewish mom leads Italians into European soccer title match

Top 10 Jewish NBA Draftees (Anthony Davis’ unibrow doesn’t count)

11 Things you should know about Israel’s lacrosse team

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Young Omri Casspi knew he would be an NBA player

Kenyan wins Tel Aviv Marathon

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Israeli windsurfer Lee Korzits captures world title

Shaq speaks Hebrew to Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

Talkin’ baseball: Jewish Major Leaguers and why we care about them

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