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Israel flexes its muscle as an up-and-coming sports host as 2023 European Athletics Under-20 Championships open in Jerusalem

By JACOB GURVIS

(JTA) — The Israeli Athletics Association is preparing to host almost 2,000 athletes and officials from 48 countries for the 2023 European Athletics Under-20 Championships.

The biannual track and field competition, which features 44 different events, will...

Jewish University of Virginia star Jake Gelof selected in second round of MLB Draft

By JACOB GURVIS

(JTA) — The Los Angeles Dodgers selected power-hitting Jewish infielder Jake Gelof with the 60th pick in the 2023 MLB Draft on Sunday night.

The 21-year-old Delaware native holds the all-time home run record at the University...

Ben Helfgott, one of two Holocaust survivors to compete in the Olympics, dies at 93

By JACOB GURVIS

(JTA) — Ben Helfgott, one of two known Holocaust survivors to go on to compete in the Olympics, died Friday at 93.

Helfgott survived the Holocaust as a teenager, and he went on to become a champion...

Israel’s historic U-20 World Cup soccer run comes to an end with loss to Uruguay

By JUAN MELAMED

LA PLATA, Argentina (JTA) — The most successful run in Israeli soccer history came to an end on Thursday, as the country’s under-20 team lost in the semifinals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup to Uruguay.

The...

This Holocaust survivor and longtime Mets fan threw out the first pitch at Thursday’s game

By JACOB GURVIS

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — As a child, Holocaust survivor Leo Ullman attended baseball games at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn with his aunt, who believed it would help him become more American.

Yesterday, Ullman, a...

On her 100th birthday, this Holocaust survivor threw out the first pitch at a Yankees-Rays game

By MAX BAKER

(Jewish Press of Tampa Bay via JTA) — She may not have the same velocity on her fastball as an MLB pitcher, but Helen Kahan still had plenty to be proud of as she threw out the...

Palestinian flag causes tension at Israel’s first U-20 World Cup game

By JUAN MELAMED

BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — Around 4,000 Jewish Argentines showed up to cheer on Israel at their first appearance in a FIFA World Cup tournament in over 50 years, at times chanting songs in Spanish. But their festive...

How Arnold Horween, an unsung Jewish Harvard hero, changed American sports

By JACOB GURVIS

(JTA) — Decades before Sandy Koufax sat out the first game of the 1965 World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur, and 18 years before Greenberg chased Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record in the late...

Yeshiva University is left in mourning after a beloved gay alum dies by suicide

By JACOB HENRY

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Before eulogizing their friend on Thursday night, Beth Weiss draped a rainbow flag with a Jewish star over the podium.

It was a potent symbol of the twin identities that...

Rugby’s governing body ruled that South Africa’s exclusion of Israel was not discrimination. The Israeli team is skeptical.

By JACOB GURVIS

(JTA) — Rugby’s global governing body has determined that the South African Rugby Union’s decision to disinvite an Israeli team from an international competition last month was not discriminatory.

But the CEO of the Israeli team isn’t...