Survey: 22% of adult Jewish gamers face antisemitism while playing By Ben Sales, JTA Sep 17, 2021 More than one in five Jewish adults who play online multiplayer games faced antisemitism while playing, according to a new survey from the Anti-Defamation League. The survey, published Wednesday, found that harassment and bigotry are common across the 97 million Americans who play multiplayer games. Among adult gamers surveyed, 83% said they have been harassed while… Read More
Sports Bay Area athletes sought for Jewish scholarship awards The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California, a nonprofit celebrating Jewish achievement in athletic pursuits from billiards to baseball (to… By J. Staff Sep 3, 2021
Sports Diego Schwartzman wins match — then meets his fan Ben Stiller On a night that brought weather of biblical proportions to the U.S. Open in New York City, Jewish tennis star Diego Schwartzman prevailed over his… By Emily Burack, JTA Sep 2, 2021
Sports Israeli-Arab swimmer wins gold at Tokyo Paralympics, makes history On the first day of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, swimmer Iyad Shalabi made history: He became the first Israeli-Arab athlete to win a medal in the… By Emily Burack, JTA Aug 26, 2021
Sports 11 Jewish Paralympics athletes to watch Weeks after the Olympics came to a close, Tokyo is filled again with athletes, for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Among them are dozens of Jewish athletes… By Emily Burack, JTA Aug 25, 2021
Sports Israel wins 3rd Olympic gold medal, Russians cry foul Linoy Ashram won the gold medal in the rhythmic gymnastics contest at the Tokyo Olympics Saturday, narrowly beating out her Russian competitor to become… By Shira Hanau, JTA Aug 9, 2021
Sports Stanford alum wins beach volleyball Olympic gold in Tokyo After failing to make the indoor volleyball team for the 2016 Olympics, Alix Klineman decided she would switch her sport to beach volleyball.… By Emily Burack, JTA Aug 6, 2021
Sports Team Israel’s Olympic baseball hopes ends after 9th-inning loss Israel’s improbable quest for an Olympic medal in baseball ended Aug. 3 after the team, which features several former Major League ballplayers, fell in a… By JTA, Philissa Cramer Aug 3, 2021
Sports Israeli gymnast wins country’s second-ever gold medal Israeli men’s gymnast Artem Dolgopyat took home the Olympic gold medal in floor exercise Sunday, giving Israel its second-ever gold in any Olympic event.… By JTA, Philissa Cramer Aug 2, 2021