Posts Tagged: Paralympics
Israel’s First Winter Paralympian Balances Sport, Religion
Most athletes would never give up the chance to compete at an Olympic event they have spent years preparing for, but such is Sheyne Vaspi's...
Moroccan Team Boycotts Israel in Paralympic Tennis Competition
JNS.org - The Moroccan team in the men’s wheelchair tennis World Team Cup competition boycotted a scheduled match with Israel’s team on Thursday, reportedly at the...
British Paralympic Star Calls for Minute of Silence at Rio Games in Memory of Israelis Murdered at Munich Olympics
A leading British Paralympic star insisted that a minute of silence be held at the opening ceremony of this summer's Rio Olympic Games, in memory of the Israeli athletes murdered...
Funders, Advocates, Providers Rally Around Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Jewish Life
NEW YORK—When Pascale Bercovitch took a chair next to the podium at ADVANCE: The Ruderman Jewish Disabilities Funding Conference, she lifted herself from a sleekly...
