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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Aly Raisman, Munich 11’s David Berger to be inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Aly Raisman will be inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.

Thursday, August 16, 2012
Israeli law making it tougher for athletes to shine, report claims

Israel’s sports law significantly reduces the chances for its athletes to excel, a new study concluded.

Monday, August 13, 2012
Jewish glory, frustration mark London Games

The London Olympics may have “lit up the world,” as organizing committee head Sebastian Coe put it, but for Jews the 2 1/2 weeks offered healthy. . .

Monday, August 13, 2012
Ankie Spitzer leads worldwide minute of silence for Munich 11

Ankie Spitzer led a minute of silence to honor the Munich 11 that was streamed live around the world.

Sunday, August 12, 2012
Israeli-American coach David Blatt leads Russian national basketball team to bronze

The Russian Olympic men's basketball team, coached by Israeli-American David Blatt, took a bronze medal at the London games.

Friday, August 10, 2012
Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team heads to Olympic finals

Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics secured a spot in the finals at the London Games.

Friday, August 10, 2012
Aly Raisman heading to Israel

Gold-winning American Jewish gymnast Aly Raisman has accepted an invitation from Israel Diaspora Affairs Minister Yuli Edelstein for her and her. . .

Friday, August 10, 2012
Gold for New Zealand Jewish sailor

New Zealand Jewish sailor Jo Aleh and her partner Polly Powrie won the gold medal in the women’s 470 regatta.

Thursday, August 9, 2012
New Zealand Jewish sailor Jo Aleh guaranteed medal

New Zealand Jewish sailor Jo Aleh is guaranteed an Olympic medal with just one race left in the women’s 470 regatta.

Thursday, August 9, 2012
Ankie Spitzer to lead worldwide minute of silence for ‘Munich 11’

A moment of silence to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the massacre at the Munich Olympics will be livestreamed from a suburban New York JCC on. . .

Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Russian basketball team, coached by Israeli-American David Blatt, reaches Olympic semis

The Russian Olympic men's basketball team, coached by Israeli-American David Blatt, has advanced to the semifinals.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Aly Raisman says she was for Munich 11 moment of silence [SLIDESHOW]

Jewish-American gymnast Aly Raisman expressed her support for a moment of silence at the Olympics for the Israelis killed at the 1972 Munich Games.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Raisman, Down Under athletes soar among Jewish Olympians

U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman and athletes from Down Under were the story for Jewish sports fans at the London Olympics.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012
IOC’s Rogge hears sharp criticism at London memorial for Munich 11

The president of the International Olympic Committee came under attack from successive speakers at a London memorial for the Munich 11.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Aly Raisman takes a gold and bronze

Jewish-American gymnast Aly Raisman won a gold medal in the floor exercise as well as a bronze on the balance beam at the London Olympics.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Aly Raisman, after protest, wins bronze on balance beam

Jewish-American gymnast Aly Raisman won a bronze medal on the balance beam after the U.S. lodged a protest against the original result.

Monday, August 6, 2012
Some see Alex Gilady, the IOC’s Israeli, as villain in minute of silence defeat

Was the only Israeli on the International Olympic Committee instrumental in stopping a tribute to the Munich 11 at the opening ceremony of the 2012. . .

Monday, August 6, 2012
New Zealand Jewish sailor in medal contention

New Zealand sailor Jo Aleh is in good position to win her first Olympic medal as her event heads into its final stretch.

Monday, August 6, 2012
Australian sprinter Steven Solomon advances to 400-meter finals

Australian sprinter Steven Solomon qualified for the Olympics 400 meters final with a second consecutive personal best time.

Friday, August 3, 2012
German rower leaves Olympics after claims that her boyfriend is a Nazi sympathizer

A German Olympic rower has left the Olympic Village following claims that her boyfriend is a member of an extremist political party inspired by the. . .

Friday, August 3, 2012
New Zealand Jewish rower Nathan Cohen wins Olympic gold

New Zealand won its first gold medal of the London Olympics when rowers Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan took first place in the men’s double. . .

Thursday, August 2, 2012
French swimmer explains Hebrew tattoo as a family tribute

French Olympic swimmer Fabien Gilot said the Hebrew tattoo on his left arm is a tribute to his late grandmother’s husband, a Jewish survivor of. . .

Thursday, August 2, 2012
Aly Raisman loses bronze, Gabby Douglas wins gold

Smiling 16-year-old Gabby Douglas took the Olympic Games by storm on Thursday when she won the all-around gold medal ahead of Russian Victoria Komova.

Thursday, August 2, 2012
Israeli judoka Zeevi eliminated from Olympics competition

Israeli judoka Arik Zeevi, who predicted he would win a medal at the London Olympics, lost his opening match and his shot at a medal.







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