Sports
Deep dive into Rocky
JTAMar 23, 2023
Paul Farber was shocked when he first watched “Rocky” and saw a Star of David on the grave of Rocky Balboa’s coach, Mickey Goldmill.
Team Israel faces tough competition at World Baseball Classic
JTAMar 09, 2023
Team Israel is back for the 2023 World Baseball Classic, with more current MLB talent on its roster than ever. It will also face its toughest competition yet.
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, class of ‘23
JTAJan 12, 2023
Broadcaster Chris Berman and a German Jew who once said hockey “saved me and my family from the Holocaust” are among the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame’s...
Hispanic MLBers visit Israel to promote Christian-Jewish relations
Hillel Kuttler, JTADec 08, 2022
MLB players Nelson Cruz, Cesar Hernandez and Jeimer Candelario were brought to Israel for a week by the Philos Project, a US-based nonprofit organization that promotes...
Qatar tries to accommodate Jewish World Cup guests
JNSDec 01, 2022
While Qatar can hardly be considered a friend of Israel, harboring as it does Hamas terrorists, when it comes to Jews visiting the country for the FIFA World Cup, Qatar...
NHL drops the puck on ’22-’23 season
JTAOct 20, 2022
October is a busy month for US sports fans. The MLB playoffs get underway, the NBA season begins, the NFL season kicks into high gear and both the women’s and men’s...
Back spasms derail Israeli tennis star’s swan song
JTAOct 06, 2022
The Tel Aviv Open, a tournament in the high tiers of the pro tennis circuit, returned for the first time since 1996, and it brought emotional moments for multiple Jewish...
Who’s who among the NFL’s Jews
JTASep 15, 2022
The 103rd season of the National Football League kicked off Sept. 8, and there are a number of Jewish players to keep an eye on.
‘Birthright for basketballers’
JTAAug 04, 2022
By Jacob Gurvis AUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn University men’s basketball team traveled to Israel last weekend for a 10-day Birthright-style trip, likely the first of...
Kurt Landauer: Jewish heart of FC Bayern
JTAJul 21, 2022
In May, the Bundesliga, Germany’s top soccer league, concluded its season on what has become a familiar note: the Bayern Munich club won its 10th straight league...
