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Tag: Antisemitism In Sports

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A Jewish baseball event so rare it has only ever happened three times before

Peter Dreier in Forward · 12 Aug

Max Lazar, a Jewish pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, made a historic major league debut when he faced Joc Pederson, a Jewish hitter, and Jewish catcher Garrett Stubbs during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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The Jewish Sport Report: Israeli basketball team reunites in NYC after being torn apart by Oct. 7

Jacob Gurvis in JTA · 24 May

An Israeli high school basketball team from the Eshkol Regional Council in Israel, torn apart by the Oct. 7 attack, reunited in New York as part of an initiative by Project 24, providing the teammates with a much-needed opportunity to spend time together after being dispersed across temporary housing in Israel.

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S3E5 - Now is a wild time to be a Jewish soccer fan

Menschwarmers · 16 Mar 2022

Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea F.C., known for combating antisemitism in sports, faces scrutiny for his ties to Russian President Putin amid British sanctions due to the war in Ukraine, leaving the future of the club uncertain.

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Rich Cohen in Jewish Review of Books · 17 Dec 2019

In "The City Game," author Matthew Goodman explores the remarkable story of the City College of New York Beavers basketball team's triumph in the 1950 NIT championship game against the Kentucky Wildcats.