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Diego Schwartzman and the outsized power of Jewish representation in sports

Watching this Jewish athlete play tennis, beating opponents a foot taller, makes a writer feel like anything is possible.

Amar’e Stoudemire wipes away tears upon hearing of Kobe Bryant’s death

News of the helicopter crash that also killed Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter came as Stoudemire was playing in a game in Tel Aviv.

Ezra Schwartz, an American terror victim, loved baseball. Now there’s a field in Israel in his memory.

Ezra Schwartz was 18 when he was shot and killed in Israel in 2015. He was excited that baseball was becoming more popular there.

Israel’s Olympic baseball team preps for Tokyo and looks to expand the sport

Diego Schwartzman writes about his family’s Holocaust history

Amar’e Stoudemire signs with Maccabi Tel Aviv, spurring calls of traitor by fans of his former Israeli club

Aly Raisman confirms that she will not compete in 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Brooklyn Nets warm up in ‘No Place For Hate’ shirts with Anti-Defamation League logo

Patriots’ Julian Edelman arrested for vandalism

Agnes Keleti performs a split in front of Hungarian young gymnasts Budapest on January 16, 2016. (Peter Kohalmi/AFP/Getty Images)

Agnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and world’s oldest living Olympic champion, marks 99th birthday

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