Olympic Committee warns Lebanon after bus incident with Israelis
The IOC reportedly reprimanded the head of the Lebanese delegation over an incident in which he blocked Israeli Olympians from boarding a bus
Aly Raisman earns spot in Olympic finals in Rio
Jewish-American woman’s gymnast Aly Raisman earned a spot in the individual all-around competition at the Olympics in Rio.
80 years ago, Hitler kicked off the Summer Olympics
Eighty years ago, in Berlin, the games were ushered in with a speech by Adolf Hitler in a stadium adorned with swastika flags
Facebook Olympics page places Israel dead last, despite alphabetical order
Israel and its flag do not appear on the list in its alphabetical place; Israel appears at the end, after Zimbabwe, and features the flag of the Israeli Olympic Committee
Binstock and Schachter are ready for Rio
Jewish Olympians Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter secured Canada’s last entry in beach volleyball competition.
Canadian Jewish Olympic medalists
A brief history of Canadian Jewish Olympians
Seven things to know about the Jews of Brazil
You might know about the Jewish Olympians arriving in Rio, but what about the remaining 120,000 or so Jews who call Brazil home? Who exactly are they? Here’s what you need to know
Rooting for Israel in Rio
Here are five Israelis to root for in Rio
NFL player Nate Ebner makes US Olympic rugby team
Nate Ebner of the New England Patriots has qualified for the U.S. Olympic men’s rugby sevens team competing next month at the Rio Olympics, becoming the only NFL player to make a U.S. Olympic team. Ebner, 27, who is Jewish, was included on the 12-man roster released Monday by USA Rugby.
Jews at the Olympics: Flatow to Fridman, Spitz to Shpitzik
In a few weeks, the focus of the world will be on Rio as athletes prepare to compete at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad. Here are some well-known Jewish names, some who deserve to be well known, and a couple who deserve their relative Olympic obscurity.
