Olympics

From LA to Israel: One swimmer’s journey to the Rio Olympics

Andrea Murez, a 10-time Maccabiah Games gold medalist for the U.S., will be representing her new home at the summer games.

7 things to know about the Jews of Brazil

Ahead of the 2016 Olympics in Rio — the first hosted by a South American country — here's a primer on the ninth-largest Jewish community in the world.

2016 Olympics: Israel’s largest-ever delegation is ready for Rio

Among the country's 47 athletes competing in 17 sports are the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, a Kenyan-born marathoner and the first triathlete to represent Israel at the quadrennial.