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Katie Ledecky, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, lost family members in the Holocaust

When the best female swimmer on the planet goes for gold in Rio, she might just have her Jewish grandmother on her mind.

Amar’e Stoudemire says he turned down ‘a lot of money’ to play in Israel

The former NBA star, whose two-year deal with the Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem was announced last week, said he was not motivated by financial concerns in electing to play in the Jewish state.

International Olympic Committee warns Lebanon over bus incident

At a hearing Sunday, the IOC committee said it would not accept another incident like the one Friday, in which Israeli Olympians were prevented from boarding a bus to the opening ceremonies.