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Rude Israeli Olympic medalist ticks off Chinese, Peres apologizes
Israel’s biggest source of pride at the Beijing 2008 Olympics became its biggest blight this past week, after bronze medal-winning windsurfer Shahar Zubari called Chinese people “sh*ts” in an interview published September 5th in Israel’s Yediot Aharanot.
A boy becomes a man in Beijing
"Other tourists, especially Jews, were really blown away when we told them about the bar mitzvah. Lots of people said it was the best story they'd heard yet in Beijing."
VIDEO: Virtual Rabbi David presents ‘The Jewish Olympics’
Virtual Rabbi (and Olympics fan) David Paskin presents a Shabbat message based on the determination and dedication of Olympic athletes
At home in the water: Jews in the Olympic pool
Sunday wrapup from Beijing: U.S. swimmer Torres wins two silvers; Israelis lag
U.S. swimmer Torres wins two silvers
Mark Spitz: Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympic athlete ever
Former record-holder is gracious as Phelps grabs the glory
Net losses for Israelis at Olympics
Israel’s tennis players were eliminated from the Beijing Olympics
Report from Beijing: Security, it’s not just for airports anymore
Security checks are no longer just for airports in Beijing
'Bitachon' on his jacket (in Hebrew) means 'security'
Report from Beijing: Swapping old Jewish swim records for new ones
In a strange Jewish sports irony, the gold for this half-Jewish team may come at a price to the legacy of iconic Jewish sports figure Mark Spitz
Irvine’s Jason Lezak anchors 400-meter relay swim team for the gold
". . . I can't even explain it, it was unreal. I've been a part of the two teams at the last two Olympics that came out behind, and I think I wanted it more than anybody, not just for myself, but to show that we are the nation to be beat in that relay . . ."
Iranian snubs Israeli in Beijing
An Iranian swimmer refused to compete against his Israeli counterpart at the Beijing Olympics
Angelena Dara Torres helps U.S. relay swimmers to silver
Record time, new record for winning medals in five different Olympiads.
Jewish U.S. fencer Sada Jacobson wins Olympic silver
American Sada Jacobson won a fencing silver medal, becoming perhaps the first Jewish medalist of the Beijing Olympics.
VIDEO: Tel Aviv rally protests religious persecution in China
Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy lead rally protesting Chinese persecution of Falun Gong and China's involvement in Sudan.
VIDEO: History will be made in Beijing
Director Oren Kaplan offers this 60-second 'commercial' for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Exclusive VIDEO - Vigil at Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles
Activists champion Darfur in pre-Olympic vigil at Chinese Consulate in Koreatown [VIDEO]
A day before the scheduled opening ceremonies in Beijing, Jewish World Watch (JWW) hosted at the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles
Israel comes to Beijing with its largest team, high hopes
The largest contingent in Israeli Olympic history is eyeing its biggest medal haul as the Olympics get under way here.
Israeli swimmer’s Olympic dreams marred by father’s death
Sadly, his father won't be there to see his son compete after an accident at the family's Netanya home claimed Costa Mendel's life.
Welcome to the Orwell Olympics
Why do I have the feeling that if hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of Chinese imports and of American business investments in China were not at stake, quiet diplomacy wouldn't be the slogan du jour?
Key dates in recent Chinese Jewish history
From the opening of the first synagogue in Shanghai to the start of diplomatic relations between Israel and China, some key dates in Chinese Jewish history.
Your guide to Jewish Beijing
Beijing has had an organized Jewish community since the late 1970s, the city's congregations cooperate well and Jews coming for the Olympics will find plenty of choices for davening.
Recalling Shanghai’s Jewish past
More than 20,000 European Jews fleeing the Nazis found a home in Shanghai, many thanks to a Chinese diplomat in Austria. Honors for Ho Fengshan and a new museum recall that past.
VIDEO: What do the Chinese think of Jews?
China correspondent Alison Klayman goes out to Houhai lake to ask the question: What do Beijingers think of the Jews?
Olympics 2008: Swimmers lead U.S. Jewish contingent
The athletes who make up the U.S. Jewish contingent headed to China, a mix of veterans and newcomers, have a decent chance of winning a medal or two.
Timing is everything in the Olympics—and in Darfur
However, I also live with the images of the many people I have met in Darfur and Chad who have seen their communities and lives torn apart. They are not anticipating medals; they simply want to know that the world cares and that we have the resolve to act.
Israeli women gymnasts train long and hard for Beijing games
On one side of a cavernous gym in Netanya, halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa, six members of Israel's first Olympic rhythmic gymnastics team warm up in a circle, chatting softly in a mix of Russian and Hebrew while stretching their legs in effortless splits on the mat
Hot pot dinner bonds two very different ‘believers’ in China
Hot pot meals are popular in China and a double problem for kosher vegetarians.
Jews in China roll out red carpet for Olympics [VIDEOS]
Gold medalists won't be the only ones climbing podiums in Beijing once the 2008 Olympic Games are under way. Isaac Shapiro of Highland Park, Ill. will be stepping up to celebrate his bar mitzvah
Attempt to pressure China on Darfur loses to the Olympics
Jewish groups have taken lead roles in drawing attention to China's policies and specifically sought to spotlight the country's record in advance of this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing. Yet it appears as if China will suffer no significant international sanction when the games open Aug. 8
Twin Triathletes Go for the Gold
Ran and Dan Alterman are Israel's reigning triathlon champions. For the past four years, they have dominated the sport in their native land. Now, they look to bring their success to the international arena.
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