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On Thursday, the Washington Wizards announced that they will add more digital content in Hebrew in an effort to attract Israeli NBA fans now that rookie Deni Avdija is on the roster.
The content will include a Hebrew team website which will apparently be launched soon since it isn’t online yet after checking the team site, a Hebrew Instagram account and a Hebrew Twitter account. They will also have a “Wizraeli Podcast” in Hebrew with a new digital team led by former Maccabi Tel Aviv Chief Marketing Officer Yaron Talpaz.
This is in line with the Wizards’ decision to add content in Japanese last year with Rui Hachimura on the roster which include a website, Twitter account and podcast.
The 13 Moments That Made 2020 Memorable In Israel
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Remembering 13 memorable moments in Israel just before the clock strikes twelve. Photo via Canva.
The year 2020 is not one we will soon forget, as the COVID-19 pandemic made its way across the globe at blistering speed and caused devastating losses.
It’s been a long 12 months, but 2020 had some remarkable moments (and thankfully, 2021 is just around the corner).
In Israel, amid government restrictions that led to three nationwide lockdowns (one of which started this week,) Israelis danced on balconies and created fashion masks, saw Gal Gadot become Wonder Woman again, and normalized relations with the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco. They watched an Israeli rhythmic gymnast win the European Championships for the first time in history and an Israeli basketball player join the NBA. They gave out more COVID-19 vaccines per capita than any other country so far, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receiv
9 heartwarming Jewish stories from 2020, a year to otherwise forget
(JTA) - There s no sugarcoating it: 2020 was a difficult, trying, tragic year.
But just because COVID-19 dominated the headlines and our personal lives, that doesn t mean there weren t any Jewish bright spots. Plenty of history was made, from a march of tens of thousands against anti-Semitism to a new kind of vaccine that Jewish doctors helped create, to a Jewish vice-presidential spouse.
Here are some of the Jewish stories that helped distract us from the pain of the past year.
The Jews involved with the vaccine
Several Jewish scientists have been at the forefront of the rush to produce an effective COVID-19 vaccine, trying to alleviate the suffering inflicted on the world by the virus in the past year.
Jewish Ledger
10 heartwarming Jewish stories from 2020, a year to otherwise forget
(JTA) There’s no sugarcoating it: 2020 was a difficult, trying, tragic year.
But just because COVID-19 dominated the headlines and our personal lives, that doesn’t mean there weren’t any Jewish bright spots. Plenty of history was made, from a march of tens of thousands against anti-Semitism to a new kind of vaccine that Jewish doctors helped create, to a Jewish vice-presidential spouse.
Here are some of the Jewish stories that helped distract us from the pain of the past year.
The Jews involved with the vaccine
Several Jewish scientists have been at the forefront of the rush to produce an effective COVID-19 vaccine, trying to alleviate the suffering inflicted on the world by the virus in the past year.
There’s no sugarcoating it: 2020 was a difficult, trying, tragic year.
But just because COVID-19 dominated the headlines and our personal lives, that doesn’t mean there weren’t any Jewish bright spots. Plenty of history was made, from a march of tens of thousands against antisemitism to a new kind of vaccine that Jewish doctors helped create, to a Jewish vice-presidential spouse.
Here are some of the Jewish stories that helped distract us from the pain of the past year.
The Jews involved with the vaccine
Several Jewish scientists have been at the forefront of the rush to produce an effective COVID-19 vaccine, trying to alleviate the suffering inflicted on the world by the virus in the past year.