The day after- an Olympics summary

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on August 14, 2012

Why the Olympics won’t mark the Munich massacre

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on July 22, 2012

Munich 11 petition garners nearly 20,000 signatures

Published on April 30, 2012

An online petition urging the International Olympic Committee to honor the Munich 11 at the Olympic Games this summer has garnered more than 19,600 signatures.

Palestinian Olympic team goalie arrested for terror attack

Published on April 2, 2012

The goalie of the Palestinian Olympic soccer team and Palestinian Red Crescent employees were among 13 West Bank residents arrested for an attack on Israeli soldiers.

Pre Passover… Tofu?

By Rob Eshman
Published on March 26, 2010

‘Forward 50’ heavy on politicos; Faith groups petition Supremes re Prop. 8

Published on November 20, 2008

Rude Israeli Olympic medalist ticks off Chinese, Peres apologizes

By Alison Klayman
Published on September 15, 2008

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.

Angelena Dara Torres helps U.S. relay swimmers to silver

Published on August 10, 2008

Record time, new record for winning medals in five different Olympiads.

VIDEO: Tel Aviv rally protests religious persecution in China

Published on August 9, 2008

Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy lead rally protesting Chinese persecution of Falun Gong and China's involvement in Sudan.

Big list o’ Jewish Olympians

Published on August 5, 2008

The following is a list of known Jewish athletes competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

Soboroff heads effort for ‘Chai’ Maccabiah

By Tom Tugend
Published on June 18, 2008

What’s your Jewish I.Q.?

Published on October 19, 2006

What's your Jewish I.Q.?

Lack of Jewish Life in Greece Just Myth

By Beverly Gray
Published on October 6, 2005

Poets have been known to wax lyrical about "the glory that was Greece." Yet a visitor to Greece today quickly finds that the glory's not only in the past tense. While those who built the shrines to Zeus and Apollo are long gone, the people who inhabit modern Greece are unquestionably alive.

Duel Role for Fencing Teens

By Carin Davis
Published on February 10, 2005

Fencing's all the rage in Hollywood hits like "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" and "Die Another Day," although it's less of an everyday hobby with today's teen crowd. But for Jewish high school students Harry Mahaffey and Teddy Levitt, fencing is where it's at.

Mahaffey is the top-ranked 14-year-old saber fencer in the world. Ranked 49th in the international junior division (19 and under), only 10 Americans rank above Mahaffey, the youngest among them. Mahaffey started fencing at 7, when it was offered at his elementary school. He now practices two to four hours a day, five days a week at the Los Angeles International Fencing Center (LAIFC).

World Briefs

By JTA Staff
Published on August 19, 2004

World Briefs.

Torch Song Trilogy

By Melissa Minkin
Published on January 17, 2002

Linda Gach Ray has been carrying the torch for years. This week, she made it official by running the Olympic flame down a stretch of Figueroa Street as the torch was relayed through Southern California on its way to the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, which begin Feb. 8.