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Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
Tensions seemed to flare before the fight even began — with the two fighters getting into it at their official weigh-in on Thursday.
November 17, 2024, 8:30 pm
Is Jake Paul Jewish? Social media star who beat Mike Tyson has Jewish ancestry
The content creator’s mother once told her son, “You have a little bit of Jew in you"
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, who founded Ben & Jerry's in 1978
November 15, 2024, 12:08 pm
Ben & Jerry’s accuses parent company of censorship over its pro-Palestinian activism
In a new lawsuit, the ice cream brand accuses Unilever of threats and intimidation related to Ben & Jerry’s pro-Palestinian activism.
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
Marianne Bern and the key she kept from the Bielefeld synagogue that was destroyed on Kristallnacht. (Courtesy of Jennifer Bern-Vogel)
November 11, 2024, 9:52 pm
Survivor kept key from a German shul destroyed on Kristallnacht. Now the relic is returning home
An American cantor’s mother held onto the key — and her memories — after the Nazis destroyed her community
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
Yasur is one of 28 Israelis competing at the Paralympics
August 30, 2024, 10:42 am
Asaf Yasur wins gold in taekwondo, Israel’s first Paris Paralympics medal
Yasur defeated Turkish opponent Ali Can Ozcan by a score of 19-12 in the gold medal match
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
Australian sisters Jessica and Noemie Fox won three gold medals between them
August 13, 2024, 10:57 am
Meet the 20 Jewish Olympians who won medals in Paris
Athletes from Australia, the USA and Israel struck gold (and silver and bronze) in the 2024 Games
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
August 11, 2024, 2:23 pm
Israel wins record seventh Olympics medal with rythmic gymnastics silver
The 88-strong delegation has now won one gold, five silver and one bronze at the Paris Games
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
The boat carrying team Israel makes its way down the Seine in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
July 29, 2024, 6:59 pm
French police investigating death threats targeting Israeli Olympians
Threats come amid mounting security concerns for Israel’s delegation of nearly 90 athletes, one of the country’s largest-ever Olympic cohorts
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
El Cajon, California, Mayor TK speaks at a vigil in memory of Dr. Benjamin Harouni, a Jewish dentist who was murdered at his practice on Feb. 29, 2024, in El Cajon, March 3, 2024. (Screenshot from video)
March 4, 2024, 12:02 pm
Calls mount to investigate antisemitism in killing of Jewish dentist
Jews and pro-Israel activists say the killing was likely an act of antisemitism amid the heated atmosphere surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.
By Ben Sales (JTA), Philissa Cramer (JTA) and Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
Yuval Freilich
February 3, 2024, 1:23 pm
Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich wins gold medal in Qatar, home to Hamas’ leadership
Freilich, 29, won the epee title in Doha while wearing a uniform with an Israeli flag and the message “Am Israel Chai.
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
January 30, 2024, 9:59 am
WATCH: Ben Shapiro raps about his ‘yarmulke, homie’ in new song topping iTunes chart
Shapiro released his first single last Friday — a collaboration with Canadian rapper Tom MacDonald titled “FACTS.”
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
From left to right: Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy and Donald Trump. (Getty Images; Design by Mollie Suss)
January 15, 2024, 9:49 am
A Jewish guide to the 2024 GOP presidential contenders as primary season opens in Iowa
The Iowa Caucus has kicked off the Republican presidential primary for decades, and its significance is more symbolic than substantive.
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
David Teeger is the captain of South Africa's under-19 national cricket team. (Screenshot from YouTube/The South African Jewish Report)
December 14, 2023, 10:20 am
A rising South African cricket star dedicated an award to Israel. Then he was investigated for hate speech
“Cricket South Africa should be ashamed of itself to subject a young schoolboy to a Maoist inquisition to test his ideological purity,” South Africa’s chief rabbi said.
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
(Askin Kiyagan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
December 13, 2023, 1:01 pm
Austrian teen arrested for alleged plan to attack Vienna synagogue
Authorities in Austria have increased security for synagogues and other Jewish and Israeli institutions
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
Jamie Lee Curtis reads a page from her children's book during remarks at the Claims Conference's virtual event, Dec. 11, 2023. (Screenshot)
December 12, 2023, 9:03 am
Barbra Streisand, Billy Crystal, Jamie Lee Curtis headline Claims Conference Hanukkah event for Holocaust survivors
The event featured appearances from several Jewish Hollywood stars, including Rob Reiner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Alexander and Mayim Bialik.
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
Taylor Swift
October 17, 2023, 5:36 pm
Taylor Swift’s bodyguard returns to Israel to fight against Hamas
Despite the singer's silence, the guard has pleaded with others to stand with Israel
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
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