Hillel Kuttler RSS

in 2011 launched "Seeking Kin," his now-thrice-monthly column on people searching for long-lost relatives and friends. Hillel also writes regularly for the N.Y. Times, where his features often tackle the nexus of sports and history. Hillel served for 6 1/2 years as The Jerusalem Post's Washington bureau chief. He has earned national awards for his feature stories on the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and on NBA player Omri Casspi.

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• Seeking Kin: In Salonika, preparing for a unique graduation

  January 6, 2014 6:05pm

  On Holocaust Remembrance Day, a Greek school will welcome back students or their descendants to retrieve long-forgotten diplomas.

• Retiring London Fletcher lauds bridge to NFL success — a Jewish couple

  January 5, 2014 4:55pm

  Ball carriers, blame the pain inflicted by the linebacker over his 16-year career in part on Cleveland philanthropists Charlotte Kramer and Leonard Schwartz.

• At 91, Harvey Pollack is still NBA’s leading scorer

  December 23, 2013 10:58am

  The stats whiz for the Philadelphia 76ers and PR guru coined the term “triple double” and had his own bobblehead night — need we say more about his iconic status?

• Seeking Kin: Unraveling the mystery of the late Yehuda Cohen

  December 18, 2013 3:42pm

  Yehuda Cohen was estranged from his family for two decades. Here’s what he was doing prior to his demise.

• Born in a DP camp, baseball’s historian adopts America’s national pastime

  December 15, 2013 4:15pm

  John Thorn delves into baseball lore for a living, but it was more than a mere game for the son of Holocaust parents while growing up in America.

• Seeking Kin: From scrawls behind a photo, a family tree grows

  November 29, 2013 10:00am

  Masha Fridman Poplinger, an Israeli, never knew she had long-lost cousins in America — until she happened upon a photo from 1959 and the mundane scribble on its back.

• Early Hanukkah: Freshman nets free tuition with half-court heave

  November 26, 2013 11:08am

  For Andrew Schneeweis, swishing the $7,500 shot at a Colorado State University pep rally made holiday time a little sweeter for his family — and a bit poorer for the four coaches who anted up for the prize.

• Seeking Kin: Israeli schoolmates keeping alive their reunion high

  November 24, 2013 2:58pm

  The members of the Class of ’77 at Shenkar Elementary in Holon were feeling lucky after celebrating their 36th reunion. They wonder: Can it last?

• On way to Tigers post, Ausmus earned his managing stripes in Israel

  November 7, 2013 3:27pm

  Newly tapped Detroit Tigers skipper Brad Ausmus showed his major league potential when he managed Team Israel.

• Seeking Kin: The quest to honor an Arab hero doctor

  October 31, 2013 3:14pm

  Despite being spurned by his Egyptian kin, Yad Vashem said it won’t stop searching for more relatives of Mohamad Helmy so he can be recognized in a ceremony as Righteous Among the Nations — the first from the Arab world to be so honored.