Monday, March 14, 2011
Iran will attend ‘12 Olympics despite ‘revolting’ logo
JTA
Iran said it will attend the 2012 Olympics in London despite its protest of the Games' logo, which it says spells the word Zion. Bahram Afsharzadeh,. . .
Monday, February 28, 2011
Iran protests Olympic logo
JTA
Iran is protesting the logo for the 2012 Olympic Games, saying it spells the word "Zion." Mohammad Aliabadi, head of Iran's National Olympic. . .
Monday, March 1, 2010
Jewish athletes Steve Meisler and Charlie White take gold, silver
JTA
Two Jewish athletes took home medals at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.. . .
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Israeli ice dancers finish 10th at Olympics
JTA
Israel's ice dancing team at the Winter Olympics finished in 10th place.. . .
Monday, February 1, 2010
Israel in Olympics to win, or not at all
JTA
Two weeks before the European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, in mid-January, Israeli skater Tamar Katz was sick in bed and going. . .
Monday, February 1, 2010
Vancouver Jews gearing up for the Games
JTA
Shmuel Birnham's road from Vancouver rabbi to official Jewish clergyman of the 2010 Winter Olympics began, in all places, at an interfaith service. . .
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Ice dancers, skier are Israeli Olympians
JTA
An ice-dancing pair and a skier will represent Israel at the Winter Olympics.. . .
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Olympic Gold Medalist Moves on to Maccabiah
by Marc Brodsky, Jewish Telegraphic Agency
For Jason Lezak, choosing to swim in the Maccabiah Games in Israel over the FINA World Championships in Rome this month came down to more than what. . .
