{"id":1938,"date":"2012-08-15T15:43:21","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T21:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=1938"},"modified":"2012-08-15T15:43:30","modified_gmt":"2012-08-15T21:43:30","slug":"kiwi-sailor-says-part-of-gold-medal-belongs-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/kiwi-sailor-says-part-of-gold-medal-belongs-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiwi sailor says part of gold medal &#8220;belongs to Israel&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY (JTA) &#8212; Jo Aleh, the New Zealand Jewish Olympian who won gold in the sailing regatta, said part of her medal \u201cbelongs to Israel.&#8221; Aleh, the New Zealand-born daughter of dual Israeli and Kiwi citizens Shuki Shukrun and Daniella Aleh, clinched gold last week in the women\u2019s 470 sailing event with her partner Olivia \u201cPolly\u201d Powrie. Her parents were on hand to witness the triumph.<\/p>\n<p>The new Olympic champion &#8212; whose father lives in Moshav Yinon near Kiryat Malachi and whose mother served in the Israeli army &#8212; said she was amazed and slightly bemused at the media fanfare in Israel. \u201cIt feels great to know that there is even more people behind me and, given my parents\u2019 background, part of my medal belongs to Israel,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Aleh\u2019s half-sister Shefa is celebrating her bat mitzvah in two weeks. Aleh, the 2007 world champion, was scheduled to go straight to Israel, but as one of five Kiwi gold medalists she is traveling back for parades in Auckland on Wednesday and the earthquake-ravaged city of Christchurch on Friday. \u201cI am still hoping to make it back to Israel in time for my sister\u2019s bat mitzvah,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>In New Zealand, it was after midnight Aug. 10 as many in the small Jewish community, which numbers around 7,000, celebrated a slice of their own history: Aleh is believed to be the first Kiwi Jew to win an Olympic medal. \u201cI was not aware of this,\u201d Aleh said. \u201cI guess it\u2019s a good bonus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shemi Tzur, Israel\u2019s ambassador to New Zealand, said that \u201cThis is both an outstanding personal achievement and a great accomplishment for New Zealand. 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