Okay, we all know it’s not nice to judge someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes, but it’s unlikely that most of us will have a daughter in the Olympics. Therefore, while judging is off-limits, we sedentary, computer-glued Americans are welcome to laugh uproariously at gymnast Aly Raisman’s parents as they watch their…
Israelis may have been disappointed by the performance of their country’s Olympic athletes, but American Jews were collectively kvelling at the showing of gymnast Alexandra Raisman, who was the undisputed star. Raisman, 18, a nice Jewish girl from Massachusetts known by her nickname Aly, not only stunned spectators by grabbing one of the two spots…
The United States outclassed 2008 champions China in women’s gymnastics qualifying at the Olympics on Sunday but their top name Jordyn Wieber suffered the shock of failing to get through to the all-around final. Wieber had been the favourite for the individual crown coming into the Games after taking the world gold in Tokyo last…
Jo Aleh, a 26-year-old from New Zealand, will be competing in the 2012 Olympics in the women’s 470 sailing competition. Aleh, whose parents, Shuki and Daniella Aleh, lived in Israel before moving to her native Auckland, will be sailing with teammate Olivia ‘Polly’ Powrie in their vessel, Muppet. Aleh came in seventh in the 2008…
After placing 10th at the Amsterdam marathon last April and becoming the first Israeli athlete to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games, Ethiopian-born Zohar Zemiro was succinct about how he felt: “It is the happiest moment in my life,” the distance runner told the Israeli Athletic Association, which named him its 2011 Athlete of the…
Israel’s Shahar Zubari led his country’s team into the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday night, bearing the Israeli flag. With a dyed-blue Star of David shaven into his hair, the 25-year-old windsurfer who brought home a bronze medal from Beijing in 2008, lead the 38-strong Israeli delegation into the stadium. Immediately after the…
More than 20,000 people in various venues in London attended the British Zionist Federation’s “Minute for Munich” program that was promoted via social media. A short memorial service at the Israeli Embassy that was organized by the Zionist Federation was streamed live online Friday, according to the London Jewish Chronicle. About 200 people marked the…
Jason Lezak, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, still keeps the medals he won as a teenager competing in the JCC Maccabi Games. Lezak, who is 36, has competed in the past three summer Olympics and is set to compete again this summer in London, as the oldest member on the American swim team. Even as…
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