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Jewish
Athletes at the Sydney
Olympics
Find
Out Who is Representing the Jewish People
Down Under!
This
year's crop of Jewish Olympians is
unparalleled. Click through to learn more
about this incredible
group...
Joe
Lieberman and
Baseball
His
Speech About his Love for Baseball
My own memories of baseball, first
memories, come from my dad taking me to
games, and they are cherished memories. I
can tell my colleagues--I hope I am not
violating her privacy--when my youngest
child was 4 days old, in March, I held her
up to a TV set and said, `Sweetheart, this
is baseball, and you're going to love
it...
Israeli
Sharpshooter to Play for the Tribe
Ornit
Shwartz
Known for her strong outside shooting
skills and ability to run the court for
her size, Shwartz expects to play the "3"
spot (small-forward) in addition to some
power-forward for the W&M
Tribe....
Dedicated
and
Determined:
Deena Drossin is representing the US in
Sydney
If one were to pick two words to describe
Deena Drossin, one of America's most
promising distance runners, they would be
without a doubt dedicated and determined.
How fitting that both words start with the
letter "D." It is Drossin's determination
to succeed and dedication to the sport
that has carried her to the professional
ranks of cross country and track &
field [and the 2000
Olympics]...
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Yom
Kippur and Sandy
Koufax
 They'll
Always Go Together
On October 6, 1965, Sandy Koufax, the
overpowering lefty for the Los Angeles
Dodgers, did not pitch in the first game
of the World Series against the Minnesota
Twins because game day fell on Yom
Kippur.
My
father was not a baseball fan then. Our
family had emigrated to the United States
less than six years before...
One
Day in
September
A
New Documentary Retells the 1972 Munich
Massacre and Reveals the Previously Untold
Story of What Happened
The chain of events that led to the
death of the Israeli Olympic athletes, and
the lack of an adequate response to their
capture, boggle the mind. As the
documentary conveys, the West German
government failed to protect the Israelis
and utterly botched any plans to save
them...
Gold
Medal Lessons For
Life
by
Dr. Mitch Smith
Taking note of athletes who strive to
reach their best, we can find a message
for each of us. The men and women who took
their place on the Olympic winners'podium
made their way there because of certain
values, strategies and practices which I
believe can help all of us to make life
fuller, more joyful and more
meaningful...
A
Jewish Baseball Hero Who Gave Hope and
Inspiration to
 Jews
Across the
Nation:
Review
of The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
The film creates a portrait of a man and
of a time. Greenberg grew up in an
Orthodox household in the Bronx, and his
mother, the film points out, became the
Queen of the City due to her famous and
talented son. Kempner weaves in shots of
what the Bronx looked like in those days,
with push carts on the streets, enhancing
our sense of the differences between then
and now...
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Paralympic
SIlver For
Israel
October 24,2000--Doron Shaziri won a
silver medal for Israel earlier today in
shooting at the Paralympics in Sydney.
Shaziri scored 691.1 points, just behind
the winner from Sweden, Jonas Jacobbson,
who ended up with 691.6.
USC's
Bluthenthal Out 2-4 Weeks
October
23, 2000--David Bluthenthal, Southern
California's leading rebounder last season
at 8.3 per game and was expected to be the
Trojans' top scorer, will be out for 2-4
weeks after undergoing
arthroscopic
surgery
to remove cartilage in his right knee.
College
Basketball Just Around the
Corner
October 19, 2000--With Midnight Madness
having taken place on campuses across the
country, be sure to check out the
Jews
on the college
hardwood.
 Rosenblatt
Easily Handles McIntyre
October
15, 2000--Dana Rosenblatt scored a
lopsided decision over an overmatched Will
McIntyre in the main event Friday night at
Foxwoods Resort Casino, setting the stage
for a possible world title challenge early
next year, perhaps with Roy Jones, Jr.
Fiedler
Leads Fins to First Place
October
8, 2000--In another workmanlike
performance that included 143 yds, 1 TD
and only one INT, Jay Fiedler helped to
bring the Dolphins' record to 5-1, which,
coupled with the NY Jets' loss to the
Steelers, puts Miami atop the AFC East
standings. Elsewhere in the NFL, Raiders'
DE Josh Taves recorded 2 solo tackles in
their win over the SF 49ers.
Mixed
Bag At IAAF Grand Prix
October
6, 2000--There were some good performances
by Jewish athletes in the IAAF Grand Prix
yesterday in Doha, Qatar. Shot putter Andy
Bloom had a throw of 71-7 1/4 ft, the
longest ever by a Jew, to place 1st. Also,
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block placed 4th in a
time of 11.16 in the women's 100m.
However, they were somewhat overshadowed
by the fact Israelis did not compete in
the meet because the Qatar government
denied their visas.
Kalganov
Wins 1st Israeli Medal
October
2, 2000--Michael Kalganov claimed Israel's
only medal, a bronze in the 1500m Kayak,
over the weekend with a time of 1:59.563.
His performance salvaged a poor outing by
Israeli olympians.
Whalen
Wins Silver
September
29, 2000--Sara Whalen won a silver medal
yesterday as a member of the US women's
soccer team, which suffered a tough 3-2
loss to Norway. Elsewhere in Sydney,
Margie Goldstein-Engle qualified for the
individual equestrian event final, to be
held on Sunday.
Pintusevich-Block
Finishes 8th, Israeli Wrestler Just Misses
Bronze
September
28, 2000--Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, who
had appeared to be the best chance for a
medal in track among the Jewish Olympians,
finished 8th in the 200m dash yesterday in
22.66 seconds. In the women's 10000m,
Deena Drossin failed to qualify with a
time of 34:40.86. On the mat, Israel's
Juri
Yevseychyk
lost a tight OT match in the bronze medal
round by the score of 1-0.
Poor
Weather Hampers Goldstein-Engle
September
26, 2000--Equestrienne Margie
Goldstein-Engle was tied for 49th place
after 16 faults on the first day of
qualifying yesterday. The competition was
marred by inclement weather, which made an
already tough course even tougher.
Another
Big Day for Kickers
September
24, 2000--Ks Pisetsky, Frankel, Kopka, and
Feinberg all had big days yesterday.
Pisetsky was particularly huge in
Wisconsin's heartbreaking 2OT loss with
3FGs and 3 PATs. Kopka had 1 FG and was
6-6 on PATs.Frankel's 3 FGs and 2 PATs
were key in Oregon's upset of UCLA, while
Penn's Feinberg led a 45-28 victory over
Lafayette.
Maccabiah
Tryouts Coming
Up
•Boys' and Girls'
Tennis--January 13-15 at the
University of Pennsylvania. The team
consists of 6 boys and 6 girls.
Participants must be born in 1985, 1986,
or 1987. To try out, one must first
register at
Maccabi
USA.
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