Tag: rio olympics
Egyptian judoka: more than meets the eyes
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 25, 2016
I inherited my love of the movie “Chariots of Fire” from my father. I can watch that movie a million times. The running beach scene to that gorgeous stacatto music...
Palestinian wins Jordan’s first ever gold
JTAAug 25, 2016
RIO DE JANIERO (JTA) — Jordan won its first-ever Olympic medal — a gold — thanks to the performance of a Palestinian taekwondo fighter whose family left Israel 20...
Israel snags bronze in judo
JTAAug 11, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Yarden Gerbi became the first Israeli to medal at the Rio Olympics, bringing home a bronze in the women’s 63-kg judo competition. Gerbi...
Racism at the Olympics
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 11, 2016
time the International Olympics rolls around, I want to believe in it. I want to partake in it from afar and cheer this idea of humanity coming together in the spirit of...
New breed of Olympic heroes
IJN Editorial StaffAug 11, 2016
Winners of Olympic medals are often called heroes for the pride they bring to their countries. This year, in the 2016 Rio Olympics, there are 10 competitors who are...
Thank you Miri Regev for honoring Shabbos
IJN Editorial StaffAug 04, 2016
Vertical. The link to the ages. And horizontal. The link to society. Miri Regev is hardly a household name, certainly not outside of Israel. In one small gesture,...
Meet American Jewish Olympians
Gabe Friedman, JTAAug 04, 2016
NEW YORK — There are athletes, and then there are Olympic athletes. And then there are Jewish Olympic athletes. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, we’ll be cheering the...
Patriots Jewish players qualifies for Olympic rugby
JTAJul 21, 2016
NEW YORK — Nate Ebner of the New England Patriots has qualified for the US Olympic men’s rugby sevens team competing next month at the Rio Olympics, becoming the...
Top officials at Rio Olympics are Jewish
Marcus Moraes, JTAJun 23, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO — Mazel tov! That’s perhaps how the big shots in charge of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the first to take place in South America, will toast victories...
