Fifty years after the 1972 summer Olympics in Munich, swimmer Mark Spitz is still a household name and a Jewish legend. He is best known for winning seven gold medals in the 1972 games. This achievement lasted for 36 years until it was surpassed by fellow American swimmer Michael Phelps, who won eight golds at…
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Taglit-Birthright Israel is well-known around the world for its free Israel trips for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 32.writes Howard Blas. Since 1999 through Birthright Israel, 750,000 people from 68 countries including Australia and New Zealand, the 50 U.S states and nearly 1,000 colleges and universities in North America have had the opportunity to…
The idea for an observant team came about when tristate-area youth grew tired of hearing stories from their parents of their own hockey-playing childhood.