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Jul 1, 2022, 12:16 AM

Alex Kor: Going for Gold

For many young American athletes, their sports dream is to play on the biggest stage in the best professional leagues in the world. For Alex Kor, a native of Terre Haute, Indiana, he realized this was likely not possible. “I’m...

Jun 30, 2022, 5:42 PM

Judaism and Fencing – A Historical Past Time

Sarah Lurye did not attend a Jewish high school growing up and wanted to find a way to make friends of a similar background. She discovered her Jewish community when she took up the sport of fencing. Crowded fencing convention...

Jun 25, 2022, 9:03 PM

Survivor Winner Ethan Zohn Wants a Gold Medal

Ethan Zohn has already achieved more in a lifetime than most people could dream of. He won the show Survivor: Africa in 2002. He’s beaten cancer twice. He’s run marathons, played professional soccer, and started a thriving non-profit called Grassroot Soccer. So...

Jun 24, 2022, 12:24 PM

Alan Gerdov Is a Real Life Success Story

Gerdov has been a gymnast for almost as far back as he can remember. As a young boy, he watched in amazement as his brother would do backflips in their backyard. “I would just watch him, with my hands on...

Jun 22, 2022, 9:30 PM

Jersey to Jerusalem: A journalist at the Jewish Olympics

Dylan Manfre covering a Rider women's basketball game. *(Andrew Xon/The Rider News, by permission)

Taps mic twice. *This thing on? Alright, cool. Let’s rock!" Shalom, everybody! What an incredible opportunity and privilege it is to chronicle the 21st Maccabiah. My sports writing has been recognized by the New Jersey Press Foundation and the Society...

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