Danielle Barta, at The Blogs

Sep 10, 2020, 5:01 AM

With the Israeli Olympic baseball team being the first to qualify for the postponed Tokyo Summer Olympics, this has already been an exhilarating 12 months for fans of Israel Baseball and Jewish baseball players. On Sunday night, the excitement...

Jul 16, 2020, 11:03 PM

The Frustrating Response to Anti-Semitism in Sports

Over the July 4th weekend, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson posted an anti-Semitic post to Instagram: “Hitler said, ‘because the white Jews knows secret the Jews will blackmail America ... for world domination.’” Jackson also warned everyone:...

Jun 29, 2020, 7:17 PM

The First Ever Jewish Baseball Draft

For the past seven years, I have drafted fantasy baseball and football teams. My fellow drafters and I would get together, order burgers, open a bottle of bourbon, and draft our teams. However, the draft last Monday was no...

About Me

Danielle grew up in Teaneck, NJ, and moved to Israel when she graduated from Rutgers University. Danielle is an English teacher In Jerusalem, has been involved in both formal and informal education for over 12 years, and a baseball coach. Danielle believes that the most important life skills and lessons are usually not ones learned in the classroom, but can be learned from team sports.