Sports

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As Yeshiva University’s basketball team continues its winning streak, it’s time for their fans to step up

Watching the Maccabees should feel more like big-time soccer and less like a yeshiva high school game.

The Jewish doctor who escaped the Nazis, became a medical pioneer and founded the Paralympics

Dr. Ludwig Guttman’s work surpassed the Nazi eugenics that tried to eradicate him along with the Jewish and disabled communities.

Ezra Frech, Moran Samuel, Shraga Weinberg and more: 11 Jewish Paralympics athletes to watch

Team Israel is sending 33 athletes to compete in 11 sports. But there are notable competitors as well to watch from the United States, Australia and Canada.

Sports

These 3 hockey-playing Jewish brothers just made NHL history

Culture

Meet the Jewish dancer choreographing Simone Biles’ Olympic floor routine

Sports

Israeli surfer Anat Lelior’s unlikely path to the Tokyo Olympics

Sports

Diego Schwartzman and the outsized power of Jewish representation in sports

Israel

Arab-Israeli high jumper pressured not to represent Israel in international competition

Global

Spanish gymnasts perform in Auschwitz-style prisoner uniforms

Culture

What is Israel doing hosting a world lacrosse championship?

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