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0 History Ethics

This rabbi made history in the civil rights era. I had to tell his story.

Roger Rapoport in JTA · 12 Jun

In the early 1960s, Rabbi Allen Secher was among 16 rabbis who responded to Martin Luther King Jr.'s call for support in St. Augustine, Florida, a city embroiled in the civil rights struggle.

0 Sports Culture

Two Jewish Basketball Players Are Joining the Brooklyn Nets and We’re Kvelling

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 2 Jul 2025

Two Jewish basketball players, Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf, have been selected by the Brooklyn Nets in the latest NBA draft, thereby doubling the number of Jewish players and tripling the number of Israeli players in the league.

0 Sports Culture

A ‘lefty jitterbug’ and a ‘funky’ forward: Get to know the Jewish players in the 2025 NBA Draft

Louis Keene in Forward · 25 Jun 2025

Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf are two Jewish basketball players anticipated to be drafted in the 2025 NBA Draft, marking a rare occasion with two Jewish prospects in the same year.

0 Sports Israel

A Jewish college basketball star is turning NBA heads at Michigan

Louis Keene in Forward · 25 Feb 2025

Danny Wolf, a standout college basketball player from Glencoe, Illinois, and an Israeli citizen after representing Israel in the Under-20 European Championships, is attracting significant NBA attention.

0 Sports Culture

20 Jewish men’s and women’s college basketball players to watch in 2024-25

Greg Levinsky in JTA · 8 Nov 2024

Jewish athletes are making significant contributions to NCAA men's and women's college basketball for the 2024-25 season.

0 Art Communities

Samuel D. Gruber in Tablet · 2 Sep 2009

Louis Kahn, a renowned Jewish American architect, played an influential role in modern synagogue design, although many of his projects were not realized in his lifetime.