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Backstroke and Balance Beams: Potomac Athletes Compete in Israel
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (809+ words) Last spring, collegiate gymnast Gabrielle Nadler was ready to represent Team USA at the Maccabiah Games in July 2025 until the war between Israel and Iran postponed the competition. “There were a lot of tears that day,” the now 23-year-old Potomac…...
Rising Jew-Hatred Makes Hungarian Skier Want to Represent Israel in ‘Even Better Light’ at Olympics
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1042+ words) Ben Baruch | JNS Barnabás (Barni) and Noa Szollos, brother and sister and Team Israel’s representatives on the ski slopes for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, have already cemented their place in Israeli winter sports history. Noa, 23, became the youngest Israeli…...
Letter to the Editor: ‘Indonesia’s Ban on Israeli Gymnasts’ (Op-Ed, Oct. 30)
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (282+ words) I was overcome with nostalgia when reading the Oct. 30 op-ed about Indonesia’s ban on Israeli gymnasts and the 1936 Summer Olympics. First, because of its historical significance. Second, because I knew Shirley Friedberg Neustein, the counselor at Camp Raleigh in 1937 who…...
Opinion: Indonesia’s Ban on Israeli Gymnasts: A Painful Reminder of the 1936 Summer Olympics
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (871+ words) Amy Neustein, Ph.D. A triumphant week that began with the release of the remaining 20 living hostages held captive in Gaza for two years ended with a chilling declaration of defeat by the International Olympic Committee. Despite all of its efforts,…...