Jewish Cool Runnings: Canadian on Israeli bobsled team aims for Beijing

Asked how long it takes people who meet him to come up with a jibe about “Jewish Cool Runnings” – referring to the 1993 hit movie about the unlikely Jamaican bobsled team – Joey Starr chuckles and says: “Instantaneously.” He corrects himself: Nine out of 10 people make the connection, “and the 10th hasn’t seen […]

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