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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.

By Ami Eden November 17, 2021 12:56 pm

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.

August 24, 2021 4:06 pm

from Hey Alma

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.

August 24, 2021 12:20 pm

These 3 hockey-playing Jewish brothers just made NHL history

By Evelyn Frick July 26, 2021 4:38 pm

from Hey Alma

Meet the Jewish dancer choreographing Simone Biles’ Olympic floor routine

By Evelyn Frick July 23, 2021 3:48 pm

from Hey Alma

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

By Anna Dimond July 9, 2021 3:34 pm

from Hey Alma

Diego Schwartzman and the outsized power of Jewish representation in sports

By Emily Burack January 29, 2020 3:23 pm

from Hey Alma

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

By Marcy Oster July 11, 2019 2:43 pm

Spanish gymnasts perform in Auschwitz-style prisoner uniforms

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 20, 2018 11:00 am

What is Israel doing hosting a world lacrosse championship?

By Hillel Kuttler July 19, 2018 1:14 pm

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

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

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

These 3 hockey-playing Jewish brothers just made NHL history

Meet the Jewish dancer choreographing Simone Biles’ Olympic floor routine

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

Diego Schwartzman and the outsized power of Jewish representation in sports

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

Spanish gymnasts perform in Auschwitz-style prisoner uniforms

What is Israel doing hosting a world lacrosse championship?

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