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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 470

anti-Semitism in sports

L-R, top row: Jake Retzlaff, Quinn Hughes and Lindsay Gottlieb. Bottom row: Sam Salz, Jessica Fox and Max Fried. (Getty Images; Design by Grace Yagel via JTA)
January 1, 2025, 2:33 am
From Olympic medals to college ball, the top moments for Jewish athletes in 2024
Jewish athletes distinguished themselves across events, venues and tiers of competition while also having an incredible impact off the field. Here’s a look at this year’s highlights
By jacob gurvis
Frisbee athletes compete in Leuven Belgium on June 21, 2024. (European Ultimate Federation)
August 7, 2024, 7:26 pm
Israelis protest ‘discriminatory’ ban from frisbee event in Belgium
Federation says Gent municipality prohibited the ‘presence of the Israeli delegation,’ citing ‘high risk of public order’
By Canaan Lidor
Marty Glickman (left), and Sam Stoller, at sea en route to the 1936 Olympics. (Courtesy, Nancy Glickman via JTA)
August 7, 2024, 1:44 am
How the US caved to antisemitism and snubbed a Jewish Olympian at 1936 Berlin Games
In new book ‘Marty Glickman,’ historian and professor Jeffrey Gurock unlocks the life of a sports hero and announcer whose proud Jewish identity was a model for countless young fans
By Rich Tenorio
Frisbee athletes compete in Leuven Belgium on June 21, 2024. (European Ultimate Federation)
August 6, 2024, 9:29 pm
Frisbee tournament put on ice in Belgium over Israeli team’s participation
Sporting event’s delay coincides with controversy over a columnist’s confession about wanting to stab Jews over Gaza
By Canaan Lidor
Sauce Gardner of the New York Jets looks on during warmups before the first half of a preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium on August 19, 2023, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP)
March 27, 2024, 6:55 pm
NFL star Sauce Gardner says he had good intentions when he said Jews ‘run the world’
Jets cornerback thanks those who informed him of antisemitic history of comments made in a livestream Monday with Adin Ross, who is Jewish and has his own history of controversy
By jacob gurvis
David Teeger in a video uploaded by the SA Jewish Report, October 31, 2023. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 17, 2024, 6:38 pm
Diadora distances brand from boycott against Jewish South African cricketer
A businessman who declared a sponsorship ban on games featuring David Teeger has ‘no ties’ to the Italian sportwear firm, it says
By Canaan Lidor
Nick Taylor plays in the last round of the Canadian Open in Toronto, June 11, 2023. (Bernard Brault/Golf Canada)
June 17, 2023, 3:08 am
An inconspicuous Jewish country club just became the site of Canadian sports history
Founded in 1926 when private clubs had a strict ‘no Jews allowed’ policy, Oakdale Golf and Country Club has kept a low profile until it hosted this year’s Canadian Open golf event
By Ed Klajman
File: Miami Heat's Meyers Leonard plays during an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, in Philadelphia, December 18, 2019. (AP/Matt Slocum)
February 21, 2023, 9:16 am
NBA’s Meyers Leonard set for comeback, two years after antisemitism scandal
Former Miami Heat center signs 10-day contract with Milwaukee Bucks, allowing him to play first game in national league since using anti-Jewish slur online
By Tim Reynolds
Miami Heat's Meyers Leonard stands for the national anthem before an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Saturday, August 8, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)
February 4, 2023, 4:26 am
NBA’s Meyers Leonard opens up to Jewish ESPN reporter about his antisemitism scandal
The former Miami Heat center tells Emmy-winning sports journalist Jeremy Schaap how his ‘huge mistake’ led to his embrace by a forgiving and loving community
By jacob gurvis
Emily Austin at the 71st Miss Universe competition in New Orleans on January 14, 2023. (Courtesy)
January 19, 2023, 3:03 am
Why an intern at Israel’s Mission to the UN judged this week’s Miss Universe pageant
At 21, social media star Emily Austin served as a judge at the annual beauty pageant, in between sports reporting gigs and an internship with Gilad Erdan’s team in New York
By Amy Spiro
A best-of-2022 Jewish moments in sports collage. (Getty Images/Design by Grace Yagel/ JTA)
December 31, 2022, 10:11 am
The top 8 Jewish sports moments of 2022, from Sue Bird to Sandy Koufax
Between antisemitism scandals, Maccabiah Games, Beijing Olympics and World Cup – to name just a few – this year has been filled with extreme highs and lows for Jewish fans
By jacob gurvis
Israeli MMA athlete Natan Levy training in Israel in 2022. (Aviv Tal)
December 16, 2022, 10:40 pm
UFC’s only Israeli fighter believes all Jews ‘should know how to defend themselves’
Natan Levy made headlines for telling Kanye West to ‘come find me, bro’ in post-fight press conference earlier this month, but says the message was ‘a firm warning, not a threat’
By Amy Spiro
A Rangers FC fan celebrates while holding an Israeli flag during a match against Celtic FC in 2017. (Ross MacDonald/SNS Group via Getty Images/ via JTA)
September 4, 2022, 1:16 pm
Why Scotland’s fiercest soccer rivalry features Israeli vs. Palestinian flags
While many see the display as more about Catholic-Protestant sectarianism than politics, Irish support for Palestine factors in. Either way, local Jews would like to see it stopped
By Jacob Judah
A photo depicting Kurt Landauer is shown at an exhibition titled 'Players, Fighters and Legends - Jews in the German football and at the Bayern Munich' at the FC Bayern Erlebniswelt museum in 2015. (Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images/via JTA)
July 23, 2022, 5:31 am
How a Holocaust survivor helped make Bayern Munich a soccer powerhouse
As the club celebrates unprecedented 10th consecutive league title, fans remember Kurt Landauer, who steered the team to success after WWII but fell into obscurity until recently
By Julian Voloj
San Francisco Giants' Gabe Kapler walks to the dugout prior to a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
June 10, 2022, 4:38 am
MLB’s Gabe Kapler follows a Jewish sports tradition with National Anthem protest
From Hank Greenberg to Aly Raisman, Jewish athletes have often spoken up against injustice. Here’s a short history of others who have stood up for their values
By jacob gurvis
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