The all-black-and-Jewish 1950 NCAA and NIT champions, CCNY, whose accomplishment was overshadowed by a subsequent point-shaving scandal, is discussed by Clyde Haberman, Matthew Goodman, Ron Nadel, and Mort Scheinman at NYC’s Center for Jewish History.
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From Israel’s National Baseball Team, Eric Holtz , Eric Brodkowitz and Peter Kurz discuss the thrill of the team’s winning a spot for the first time in the Olympics . With Mark S. Golub.
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Dr. Jeffrey Gurock, Prof. of American Jewish History at Yeshiva University explains why the 2016 Rio Olympics were a breakthrough for Israel and world Jewry in international sports. With Mark S. Golub.
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Teisha Bader, filling in for Mark Golub, discusses the Rio Olympic Games with the Chair of the Israeli Olympic Committee Igal Carmi and President of Maccabi USA Ron Carner. In The News from JBS.
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Basketball Hall of Fame Great Rick Barry, and Maccabi medalists Lenny Krayzelberg and Sarah Odell, join in honoring Ron Carner, President of Maccabi USA, at the 20th Maccabiah Launch Gala. With Ellie Cohanim from Gotham Hall, NYC.
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Dr. Jeffrey Gurock discusses how Jewish engagement with sports reflects Jewry’s evolving status in America, while posing challenges to Jewish identity. Fairfield University’s Bennett Center for Judaic Studies
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JBS’s LIVE Coverage of the 2015 European Maccabi Games Opening Ceremony from Berlin, Germany.
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Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz shares his thoughts about the Maccabiah Games, as well as the current state of Israeli security and strategy.
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Former baseball players Ron Blomberg , Art Shamsky , and Elliot Maddux talk with journalist Richard Deutsch about their Jewish identity and being Jewish in the major leagues .
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