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Jacob Gurvis

Jacob Gurvis

Jacob Gurvis is JTA’s Audience Engagement Editor, based in Los Angeles. He graduated from Boston University, where he studied journalism, Jewish studies, and political science. Jacob has written for The Boston Globe and The Beverly Hills Courier, and he produced an award-winning sports talk show in college. He spends too much time on Twitter @jacobgurvis.

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, second from left, speaks to an interactive artificial intelligence video of Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter, June 2022. (Photo/Jacob Gurvis)
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Doug Emhoff spoke to a Holocaust survivor — and his AI twin — at a cutting-edge exhibit in Los Angeles

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA June 9, 2022June 9, 2022
Gabe Kapler kneels during the playing of the National Anthem prior to a game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, July 31, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Thearon W. Henderson-Getty Images)
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Gabe Kapler is following in the footsteps of other Jewish activist athletes, from Hank Greenberg to Aly Raisman

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA June 3, 2022
Tunisian Jewish boxer Victor Perez (left) is featured on the new podcast "Holocaust Histories." (Photo/JTA-Jeff Dickson-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

A new podcast chronicles the little-known stories of boxers from the Holocaust era

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA May 23, 2022
Joc Pederson practices with his new team. (Photo/©S.F. Giants)
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All the Jewish Major League Baseball players we’ll see in 2022

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA April 7, 2022
Josh Rawitch is the eighth president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. (Photos/JTA - Rawitch by Milo Stewart Jr.; Hall of Fame by John Greim-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

For the new Jewish president of the Baseball Hall of Fame, it’s all about tradition

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA January 21, 2022
Gabe Kapler looks on during a game at Oracle Park in San Francisco. (Photo/JTA-Lachlan Cunningham-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Gabe Kapler wins top baseball manager award after historic season

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA November 17, 2021
Max Fried pitches in Game 6 of the 2021 World Series, Nov. 2, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Mary DeCicco-MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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Max Fried pitches Atlanta Braves to first World Series win in 26 years

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA November 3, 2021November 3, 2021
The three Jewish stars of the 2021 World Series, from left: Joc Pederson, Max Fried and Alex Bregman. (Photos/JTA-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

3 Jewish baseball players could make or break the 2021 World Series

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA October 26, 2021October 26, 2021
Impossible Pork dumplings. (Photo/Courtesy Impossible Foods)
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Impossible Pork is here — but the plant-based meat won’t be certified as kosher

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA September 27, 2021September 27, 2021
The cast during the "Come From Away" Broadway opening night curtain call at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City, March 12, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Walter McBride-WireImage-Getty Images)
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9/11 musical ‘Come From Away’ returns to stage and screen, with Jewish values at the center of its story

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA September 10, 2021

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