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Culture The Von Erich wrestling brothers, subjects of upcoming film ‘The Iron Claw,’ were huge in Israel
Many of those who grew up in Israel in the 1980s were big fans of the Texans who helped popularize pro wrestling
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Fast Forward A rising South African cricket star dedicated an award to Israel. Then he was investigated for hate speech.
Teenager David Teeger, who observes Shabbat and keeps kosher, is the captain of South Africa’s under-19 cricket team
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News ‘Really different from Tel Aviv’: Meet the Israeli last-minute addition to West Virginia University’s basketball team
As war rages back home, Ofri Naveh is trying to make an impact — both on and off the court
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Fast Forward Jewish NFL player Greg Joseph kicks 36-yard game-winning field goal after wearing cleats declaring ‘I Stand with Israel’
Joseph wore cleats benefitting Israel’s national food bank
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Fast Forward Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes make Jewish NHL history (again)
Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes combined for two goals and four assists on Tuesday in what many called the “Hughes Bowl”
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Culture A new book remembers Marty Glickman, the Jewish broadcasting icon famously benched at the Berlin Olympics
Yeshiva University’s Jeffrey Gurock examines the life and career of the voice of New York sports
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Fast Forward A Jewish guide to the new NBA season
Plus, the Boston Red Sox hire another Jewish baseball boss
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Fast Forward Boston Red Sox hire former Team Israel pitcher Craig Breslow to lead baseball operations
Breslow, often called “the smartest man in baseball,” pitched for Team Israel during the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier
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Fast Forward In Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, Hamas looms large even as tension turns to celebration
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Music 50 years later, Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks’ remains the standard by which all albums are measured
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Fast Forward Trump, hailing release of hostages, signals that he is committed to ceasefire
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Fast Forward Joe Biden says ‘the guns in Gaza have gone silent’ and predicts Hamas will not regain power
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