The Munich Olympics were meant to be a defining moment in Dan Alon’s life — but not the way they turned out. Alon was one of five Israeli athletes who escaped the 1972 massacre of Israel’s Olympic team by Palestinian terrorists. Thirty-six years later, he still can’t shake what happened. In Berlin last year to… More ▸
Droplets of water sliding down the Star of David tattoo on his right arm, the 22-year-old swimmer from Kansas City crouches into a diving position and listens for his coach’s call. "Boom," bellows Leonid Kaufman from the bleachers. Max Jaben plunges into the water, disappearing into its blueness only to emerge half a length later…. More ▸
The symbol of the city hosting the Winter Olympics was originally conceived of as a synagogue. The building in question in Turin, Italy, is a towering structure with a steep, four-sided dome and soaring spire. Now called the Mole Antonelliana, it now forms the symbol of Turin, where the Olympics will take place from Feb…. More ▸
Galit Chait left Israel with her family as an infant and grew up in the United States. Sergei Sakhnovski grew up in Russia and immigrated to the Jewish state at the age of 19. In a few weeks, the ice-dancing duo, both Israeli citizens, will be the best hope for Israel’s first-ever medal in the… More ▸
Mathieu Schneider’s father calls him “the Wandering Jew.” And while, historically speaking, most Jews haven’t done their wandering on ice skates, it’s not difficult to see how the term applies to Schneider: Over the course of his 17-year National Hockey League career, he’s played in seven different cities, several of them more than once. Currently… More ▸
Standing below a sky bursting with fireworks, Gloria Suciu says being an athlete at the Maccabiah Games is a world away from competing in her native Europe. Suciu, a tennis player from Cluj, Romania, stood in wonder at being part of a sporting event with so many other Jews. Some 7,000 athletes from 52 countries… More ▸
Ron Carner has no problem mixing politics with sports — in fact, that’s one of the reasons he’s so proud of the Maccabiah Games. “We’re telling the anti-Semites where they can shove their hate,” says Carner, the vice president of Maccabi USA, which is sending about 780 athletes to the 17th Games, which run from… More ▸
Several political and sports dignitaries attended a memorial service held here for the 11 Israelis killed at the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich. But the widow of one of the Israelis killed by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Games stole the show at the Israeli ambassador’s residence. In her speech, Ankie Spitzer pressed Dr. Jacques… More ▸
The refusal by Iran’s world judo champion to compete against Israelis in Athens is part of the Jewish state’s long tangle with political hostility on the playing field. In ancient times, the period of the Olympic Games was a time when enemies laid down their arms and chose sportsmanship over war. "If you are looking… More ▸
To many Athenians, a kosher restaurant is an odd site — but, if early returns are any indication, a welcome one as well. Since opening Aug. 1 in advance of this month’s Olympic Games, the Kol Tuv restaurant has done a brisk business: Its varied menu — from Greek food like moussaka to Middle Eastern… More ▸
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The US anti-BDS bill may be bad, but not as bad as some critics sayOpinion
The US anti-BDS bill may be bad, but not as bad as some critics say