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 By Jacob Gurvis    Features    March 1, 2024

Jewish teens are looking at a new factor in their college search: antisemitism

ORLANDO (JTA) — Ethan Smith ranks fifth in his New Jersey high school class, scored high on the SAT and aced a full slate of five Advanced Placement tests last year. On Oct. 1, he submitted his application to a nearby Ivy League school, the...

 
 By Jacob Gurvis    News    March 1, 2024

Jared Armstrong is using basketball to help Israeli children escape the realities of war

(JTA) - Last summer, Jared Armstrong traveled from his adopted home of Israel back to the United States to confront a problem - running basketball clinics across the country in a bid to improve...

 

How the internet reacted to the first-ever Super Bowl ad about antisemitism

(JTA) — Was the first antisemitism-themed ad to air at the Super Bowl tactful or tasteless? How much did it have to do with Israel? And what is “Jewish hate,” anyway? Those are some of the questions that have arisen after the Foundation to Com...

 
 By Jacob Gurvis    News    February 23, 2024

Jewish billionaire David Rubenstein buys his hometown Baltimore Orioles

(JTA) - Jewish billionaire businessman and philanthropist David Rubenstein has reportedly agreed to purchase the MLB's Baltimore Orioles. Rubenstein, a Baltimore native who is best known as the...

 
 By Jacob Gurvis    News    February 2, 2024

Robert Kraft's Foundation to Combat Antisemitism to run 30-second Super Bowl ad

(JTA) — As reports of antisemitism have surged since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, Jewish groups have sought to spotlight the issue through rallies, news coverage, billboards and social media campaigns. Next month, it will receive airtime...

 
 By Jacob Gurvis    News    January 19, 2024

Jewish guide to the 2024 GOP presidential contenders

(JTA) — With the arrival of the Iowa Caucus on Monday, the 2024 presidential primary season is officially underway — and so is the race to win the votes of Jewish and pro-Israel voters. Four Republicans are vying to be the candidate to face off...

 
 By Jacob Gurvis    News    December 29, 2023

Lincoln Memorial vandalized with 'Free Gaza' graffiti

(JTA) — The Lincoln Memorial closed temporarily on Wednesday after its steps were vandalized with graffiti reading “Free Gaza” in multiple places. U.S. Park Police are investigating the graffiti, which was discovered Wednesday morning at the...

 
 By Jacob Gurvis    News    December 29, 2023

Menorahs across the US are vandalized

(JTA) — In Oakland, California, an 11-foot-tall Chanukah menorah was broken and thrown into a lake. In New Haven, Connecticut, a Palestinian flag was planted in a publicly displayed menorah. In Juno Beach, Florida, a menorah made of sand was...

 

Jewish NFL player kicks game-winning field goal in his 'I Stand with Israel' cleats

(JTA) — ​​A 3-0 score is extremely rare in the NFL. But when the Minnesota Vikings beat the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday night in the league’s lowest-scoring game since 2007, the moment held extra significance for the player who scored those...

 
 By Jacob Gurvis    News    December 22, 2023

Rabbi David Wolpe resigns from Harvard antisemitism committee

(JTA) — Rabbi David Wolpe is stepping down from the antisemitism advisory committee at Harvard University, citing “events on campus and the painfully inadequate testimony” of the university’s president, Claudine Gay, during a congressional...

 

'All about light overcoming darkness'

(JTA) - When tickets for Los Angeles' Infinite Light Festival went on sale in October, just a week after Hamas' brutal attack on Israel, sales were brisk. In fact, tickets sold out to the annual...

 
 By Jacob Gurvis    News    December 8, 2023

Mark Cuban selling Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson, the Jewish philanthropist and casino owner

(JTA) — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is reportedly selling a majority stake in his NBA franchise to casino magnate and Jewish philanthropist Miriam Adelson. Cuban, the Jewish billionaire known for entrepreneurial endeavors including his...

 
 By Jacob Gurvis    News    November 24, 2023

Boycott snarls 900 Detroit Jews' trek to DC Israel rally

(JTA) — Four hours after Tuesday’s historic pro-Israel march in Washington, D.C., ended, Jennie Levy had expected to be touching down back in Detroit, after a long but fulfilling day standing shoulder to shoulder with Jews from around the...

 
 By Jacob Gurvis    News    November 17, 2023

Brandeis U bans Students for Justice in Palestine

(JTA) — Brandeis University is revoking recognition of the campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, saying the group “openly supports Hamas.” Brandeis informed the student group on Monday about its decision, which means that the...

 

Alex Bregman draws Star of David on hat during MLB playoff win

(JTA) - On a night when Dean Kremer became the first Israeli-American to start an MLB playoff game - while his parents' country was at war, no less - fellow Jewish player Alex Bregman drew a Star of...

 

Veteran catcher Ryan Lavarnway pens children's book about how playing for Israel brought him closer to Judaism

(JTA) — When Ryan Lavarnway joined Team Israel for the World Baseball Classic in 2017, the journeyman catcher chose jersey no. 36 not because of the number stitched onto the back, but because the...

 

Israel wins first-ever gold medals at rhythmic gymnastics world championships

By (JTA) - Israel won its first-ever gold medals at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Valencia, Spain, over the weekend, improving on last year's silver medal and solidifying its place...

 

'Tatami,' a film inspired by Iran's Israeli athlete boycott, is making movie history

(JTA) - A film being billed as the first co-production by Israeli and Iranian filmmakers debuted at the Venice International Film Festival after a secretive production process that included a trip to...

 

Mikvah discovered in basement of former strip club in Poland

(JTA) — Before the Holocaust, the population of the town of Chmielnik, Poland, was around 80 percent Jewish. Sephardic Jews, having been expelled from Spain during the Inquisition, settled in Chmielnik and eventually built a synagogue in 1638....

 

All the Jewish NFL players to watch in the 2023-2024 season

(JTA) — As the calendar turns to September, many Jews eagerly await an annual fall tradition that signals a new beginning: Week 1 of the NFL season. This year, the season began on Sept. 7, just about 10 days before Rosh Hashanah. Read on for our...

 

How 'Pitching Ninja' Rob Friedman accidentally became one of the most popular Jewish personalities in baseball

(JTA) - It's safe to say that few people watch more baseball than Rob Friedman. During the MLB season - which features 30 teams playing 162 games each from April through October - Friedman spends...

 

Jewish fans slam the trailer for Netflix's Leonard Bernstein biopic 'Maestro'

(JTA) - Soon after Netflix dropped the first official trailer for its upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic "Maestro" on Tuesday, one aspect of the film footage sparked a flurry of conversation online -...

 

Super Bowl champion Leonard Fournette visits Jewish summer camp for children with cancer

(JTA) - Super Bowl champion Leonard Fournette paid a surprise visit to a Jewish overnight camp for children with cancer, blood disorders and other chronic illnesses. Fournette, who won a Super Bowl in...

 

Phoenix Suns will retire Amar'e Stoudemire's number

(JTA) — Amar’e Stoudemire hasn’t donned a Phoenix Suns jersey since 2010, but soon, no Suns player will wear his No. 32 ever again. The Suns announced Wednesday that Stoudemire, along with his teammate Shawn Marion, would be inducted into the...

 

Israeli-Canadian billionaire Sylvan Adams wins cycling world championship in Scotland

(JTA) - Israeli-Canadian billionaire and philanthropist Sylvan Adams, a key figure in the development of Israeli competitive cycling, won a world championship of his own in the sport's 65-69 age group...

 

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