Jacob Gurvis
By Jacob Gurvis
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Fast Forward Israel wins first-ever gold medals at rhythmic gymnastics world championships
'I think you can hear in my voice how excited we were and how we screamed yesterday,' said Linoy Ashram, who made Israeli history in the sport at the Tokyo Olympics
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Fast Forward California Jewish groups, on guard against antisemitism, welcome state’s support for ethnic studies classes that avoid ‘bigotry’
Critics said early drafts of a mandated ethnic studies course excluded Jewish experiences and included anti-Israel content
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Fast Forward The Jewish Sport Report: How a Jewish lawyer became baseball’s favorite ‘Pitching Ninja’
An Israeli soccer star heads to Germany, Jewish newlyweds celebrate at Yankee Stadium and more in this week's Jewish Sport Report
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Fast Forward How ‘Pitching Ninja’ Rob Friedman accidentally became one of the most popular Jewish personalities in baseball
Friedman has amassed over one million social media followers with his popular baseball content and analysis
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Fast Forward Jared Armstrong, basketball player who fought for Israeli citizenship, is now working to promote Black-Jewish relations
A player whose months-long fight with the Interior Ministry cost him a spot in Israel’s top basketball league is running a clinic for Black and Jewish youngsters
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Fast Forward Mikvah discovered in basement of former strip club in Poland
The town of Chmielnik, Poland, was once home to a thriving Jewish community that was almost entirely wiped out in the Holocaust
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Fast Forward Israeli UFC fighter Natan Levy beats up online troll who supports Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes
'A lesson has to be taught here about trolling,' Levy said. 'Education is painful sometimes'
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Fast Forward Super Bowl champion Leonard Fournette visits Jewish summer camp for children with cancer
'We all have our own problems, even myself, but the battle these kids face each and every day and for the rest of their lives, they’re the champions in our heart,' Fournette said during his visit
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