Posts Tagged: Jewish Sports
Give Sports Bigotry No Sanction
Hamid Sajjadi, Iran’s recently appointed minister of sports, warned Iranian athletes in August not to compete against counterparts from the “child-killing and occupying regime of...
Israelis Get Inside the Huddle and Embrace American Football
JNS.org - Many Israelis came to work bleary-eyed on Monday morning, having stayed up all night watching the New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles...
The ‘Uprising’ of Nili Block, Israel’s Female Kickboxing World Champion
JNS.org - The “cover photo” quote featured on 20-year-old Nili Block’s Facebook page says, “When My Body ‘Shouts’ Stop, My Mind ‘Screams’ Never.” The quote is on...
European Maccabi Games Show ‘Jewish Life in Germany is Reviving,’ Host Says
JNS.org - About 2,000 Jewish athletes have gathered at the 14th European Maccabi Games, whose opening ceremony was held Monday. The July 27-Aug. 5 games are taking...
Jewish Network Plans Superbowl ‘Kosher Halftime Show’
JNS.org - The Nachum Segal Network announced plans to air its first-ever "Kosher Halftime Show" during Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2. During the game...
‘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...
Israeli Basketball Coach Honored by Russian President Putin
Israeli basketball coach David Blatt was awarded a government medal by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the promotion of peace and cooperation between peoples, Israeli...
Jewish Israeli Soccer Star Banned from Training With Club in Dubai
Jewish Israeli soccer star and Swansea City (UK) striker Itay Shechter has been forced to miss his club's week-long training decampment because it's taking place...
Gymnast Felix Aronovich: Penn State’s Feel-Good Jewish Sports Story
Among those who grabbed headlines related to the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal surrounding Penn State University's football program was Graham Spanier, the Jewish university...
Forgotten Jewish Baseball Players
For Major League Baseball (MLB) fans, October is a time to focus on the playoffs (which started Oct. 5 this year) and the World Series,...
Jewish Bruiser Cletus ‘Hebrew Hammer’ Seldin Scores Another Dramatic Knockout (VIDEO)
Jewish up and coming boxer Cletus 'Hebrew Hammer' Seldin scored a dramatic third round knockout against Chicago's Carl "The Assassin" McNickles last night at the NYCB Theatre...
Maccabiah Games: The Jewish Olympics
The past few sports weeks have zoomed by us like a NASCAR driver on the homestretch of the Talladega Speedway. There was the NHL Free Agent...
New York Basketball Star Puts College Hoops on Hold for Israeli League
Brian Lissak, a standout New York City basketball star from Columbia Prep is putting his hopes of playing Division I basketball in the U.S. on...
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...
