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Sylvester Stallone at the Rocky statue

The Jewish Sport Report: A deep dive into Jewish memory with Rocky Balboa

This week’s Jewish Sport Report features a conversation with a monuments expert about Rocky Balboa and a look at Meyers Leonard’s journey toward redemption after his antisemitic mistake two years ago.

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Paul Farber with the Rocky statue

A Jewish expert on monuments on what Philly’s famous Rocky Balboa statue can teach us about memory

Paul Farber, the host of the new NPR podcast “The Statue,” shared some Jewish nuggets from the “Rocky” franchise.

Meyers Leonard

NBA player Meyers Leonard opens up on his antisemitism scandal to Jewish ESPN reporter

Leonard said he thought about suicide in the fallout of the incident.

Turell

The Jewish Sport Report: Orthodox NBA prospect Ryan Turell’s New York homecoming

Ryan Turell

Yeshiva University fans prepare to welcome back Ryan Turell for his first G League game in New York — right after Shabbat

The Jewish Sport Report: American football is on the rise in Israel

Football game

‘Hebrew in the huddle’: American football kicks off another season in Israel

Diego Schwartzman

The Jewish Sport Report: All the Jewish players to watch in the 2023 Australian Open

Dick Savitt

Legendary Jewish tennis champion Dick Savitt dies at 95

Chris Berman.

ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman among International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame’s 11 inductees for 2023

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