Posts Tagged: Jewish olympics
‘Jewish Olympics’ Kick-Off in Jerusalem
JPost - The 19th quadrennial Maccabiah Games started in grand fashion at Teddy Kollek Stadium Thursday night, bolstered by tens of thousands of enthusiastic...
Famed NHL Coach to Lead Hockey’s Return to Israel’s Maccabiah Games
With hockey fans across North America in despair over the NHL lockout, the winter sport is set to return to an unlikely warm-weather country—Israel. For the...
Jewish Gold Medalist Raisman is an Athlete With a Conscience
She may be only 18, but gold medalist Aly Raisman could teach a thing or two to her Olympic elders. The gutsy Massachusetts teen followed ...
The Jewish Olympics
As we watch the Olympians running, jumping and swimming, it bears recalling that these fantastic events do not really measure what separates most humans...
No Medals for Israel, but Team Leaves Olympics With Heads Held High
The Israeli delegation to the London Olympics may have completed its campaign without a single medal, but sports officials highlighted a number of...
Jewish Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman Secures Gold, Bronze Medals
Alexandra Raisman, the American Jewish gymnast who performed to the music of "Hava Nagila" in the first days of the London Olympics, won a gold...
Exclusive Algemeiner Interview: Olympic Jewish Gymnast Aly Raisman Talks Medals, Fashion and Calls for Minute’s Silence
Alexandra "Aly" Raisman is a Jewish American gymnast slated to compete in the London Olympics later this month. Rated one of the world's top...
