By Tevy Pilc and Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada Even with the Rio Summer Olympics coming closer to starting, it was basketball in Israel that was making the loudest noise in this week’s top hoops headlines. It began with NBA veteran Amare Stoudemire announcing he is leaving the NBA and joining Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem. And …
By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Kevin Pillar will have some company at the Toronto Blue Jays’ shabbat dinner table in the clubhouse… Not that they had one in the first place, but now he’ll have a more legitimate cause to start one. The Blue Jays acquired relief pitcher Scott Feldman in a …
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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada Far-left, political activist group Gush Shalom and Palestinian official Jibril Rajoub have called on Israel to ban its soccer clubs in Judea and Samaria. Gush Shalom has threatened to get Israel expelled from Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) if it does not disband the clubs. On July 26, founding member of Gush …
Palestinian Activists Call For Israel’s Expulsion From FIFA Read More »
By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Major League Baseball is no stranger to Jewish baseball superstars, from revered Hall of Famers Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, former all-stars Shawn Green and Kevin Youkilis and current active all-stars Ryan Braun and Ian Kinsler. But when it comes to Israeli baseball players in the majors, …
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*UPDATE: Austen has since apologized for her remarks.* By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada A Florida sportscaster has apologized for making racist and anti-Jewish comments on a webcast, which resulted in her firing by Fox Sports Florida. Emily Austen, 27, covered the Orlando Magic of the NBA and the Tampa Bay Rays of …
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Family Day, 2016: Food, Fun, Family and B’nai Brith Hockey By Jack Borenstein Special Correspondent, B’nai Brith Canada Family Day this past Monday turned out to be a wonderful occasion for those who played in, and watched, the First Annual B’nai Brith Canada ice hockey tournament at the Canlan Ice Sport facility in North York, …
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