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Book on Jewish sports stars strikes Ryan Braun from cover

A Jewish publisher has pulled a photo of Ryan Braun from the cover of a children’s book about Jewish sports stars.

For a big-hearted camp owner, death of ‘The Dream’ hits hard

Camp owner Irv Bader is left numb and wondering after his longtime friend, former basketball star Dean “The Dream” Meminger, dies one day after working another clinic at the Poconos’ Jewish facility.

New IOC chief Thomas Bach says he’ll quit Israel boycott group

Thomas Bach, the newly elected president of the International Olympic Committee, said he will resign from an Arab-German trade group that boycotts goods from Israel.

When football and Yom Kippur collide

Israeli team wins male relay at Washington triathlon

British soccer body says term ‘yid’ inappropriate at games

Nate Freiman’s big year: Slugging for Israel to chasing a pennant in the big leagues

Birmingham shul: No talking Alabama football on Yom Kippur

Facing Olympic hurdles, Israeli Bradley Chalupski still harbors skeleton hopes

Forget Braun, new film reminds us we have Al Rosen to go with Koufax and Greenberg

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