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At 91, Harvey Pollack is still NBA’s leading scorer

December 25, 2013

By HILLEL KUTTLER

PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — Fittingly, Harvey Pollack was the one who scribbled the number 100 on the most famous photograph in basketball history: Wilt Chamberlain holding the piece of paper signifying his astounding point total in a 1962...

Born in a DP camp, baseball’s historian adopts America’s national pastime

December 15, 2013

By HILLEL KUTTLER

CATSKILL, N.Y. (JTA) – The past escorts John Thorn home from the moment he greets a visitor at a 139-year-old railroad station, crosses the Rip Van Winkle Bridge and arrives at his residence, a county historical landmark.

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Israeli army calls Seton Hall basketball player’s number

December 12, 2013

(JTA) — An Israeli playing basketball at Seton Hall University was ordered to return home to serve in the army.

The Israel Defense Forces told Tom Maayan, a sophomore guard at the New Jersey college, to return by Jan. 2...

Oneida call on Jewish leaders to join Redskins name boycott

November 11, 2013

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Oneida Nation is calling on Jewish communities to boycott the Washington Redskins.

Ray Halbritter, the CEO of the New York-based Oneida Indian Nation, told JTA in a Nov. 7 interview that he wants American Jews to...

Soccer ace Dana Schwartz takes her game to Israel

November 05, 2013

(JTA) — Dana Schwartz, a member of two U.S. teams to win the Maccabiah Games gold medal in women’s soccer, moved to Israel and will play professionally there.

Schwartz, 21, of Nashville, Tenn., became an Israeli citizen on Sunday with...

Israeli expat Amir Lehavot finishes third in World Series of Poker

November 05, 2013

(JTA) — Israel native Amir Lehavot finished in third place in the World Series of Poker, taking home about $3.7 million.

Lehavot, 38, who lives in South Florida, was eliminated Tuesday morning. The tournament in Las Vegas started on July...

Tunisia out of ’14 Davis Cup for order not to play Israeli

November 03, 2013

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Tunisia was suspended from next year’s Davis Cup after ordering one of its national team members to withdraw from a tournament rather than play an Israeli.

The International Tennis Federation in a statement on Saturday said the...

Tigers pick Brad Ausmus, Israel’s manager in WBC bid, as new skipper

November 03, 2013

NEW YORK (JTA) — Brad Ausmus, who managed the Israeli national team’s bid for the World Baseball Classic, was named the manager of the Detroit Tigers.

The Tigers announced the hiring of Ausmus, 44, on Sunday, making him the only...

With Mekel’s arrival, Casspi has Israeli company on the NBA court

October 29, 2013

By HILLEL KUTTLER

HOUSTON (JTA) – Midway through the first quarter, Omri Casspi entered the preseason game between his Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks. A minute later, the buzzer sounded summoning Mavs rookie guard Gal Mekel into the Oct....

Brainy Breslow clutch on the hill in Red Sox title bid

October 22, 2013

By HILLEL KUTTLER

(JTA) — When Craig Breslow entered Saturday night’s playoff game against the Detroit Tigers, FOX broadcaster Tim McCarver hailed the Boston Red Sox reliever — a Yale University graduate with a double major in molecular biophysics and...