Reporter heading to Maccabiah in Israel sees sports as ‘uniting force’ By Gabe Fisher Jun 16, 2022 Griffin Epstein, 21, grew up in Petaluma and is now a rising senior at Indiana University, studying media with a sports media concentration. The Petaluma native will head to Israel for the first time next month on behalf of Maccabi USA to cover the 21st edition of the quadrennial Maccabiah Games. It is the world’s largest… Read More
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