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Table Tennis
Josef Veselsky received an honorary degree from Trinity College Dublin in 2016. (Photo: Trinity College Dublin/Facebook)
January 6, 2026, 11:03 am
Holocaust survivor Josef Veselsky, Irish table tennis icon, dies aged 107
Resistance fighter who rebuilt Jewish life through sport, becoming Ireland’s oldest man and a national sporting figure
By Annabel Sinclair
European Maccabi Games
February 13, 2024, 1:17 pm
European Jewish Youth Games in London to include disability access
Inaugural European Jewish Youth Games at the end of July will offer Access Games component
By Jenni Frazer
Dov Katz (third-from-left) with his title-winning team
March 27, 2017, 1:03 pm
Katz on the crest of winning table tennis double
Jewish veteran one win away from landing Wembley and Harrow League title and cup.
By Andrew Sherwood
Howard Jacobson
August 11, 2016, 4:03 pm
The king of ping.. and prose! Howard Jacobson on Jews and table tennis
As JW3 launches its first Ping Pong Festival, we hear from the acclaimed author about his love of table tennis and why it’s one of the only sports Jews are good at
By Fiona Green
February 22, 2016, 5:30 pm
Table tennis star Katz reflects on one of his “greatest achievements”
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