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Vivian Ovrootsky, 17, of San Jose just completed her freshman season playing tennis at the University of Texas — and now she's headed for the Maccabiah Games in Israel next month.
(Photo/Courtesy University of Texas, Austin)
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From basketball to gymnastics to squash, Bay Area athletes join Team USA at the Maccabiah Games this summer in Israel

by J. Staff June 23, 2022June 27, 2022

We already brought you the story of Jacob Bockelmann, the Santa Rosa tech worker heading to the 21st Maccabiah Games this summer as a weightlifter. But the games — sometimes […]

Tennis player Larry Scott is one of five 2021 Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California inductees.
Posted inSports

Meet the 2021 inductees to the NorCal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 15, 2021October 15, 2021
(From left) Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Diego Schwartzman and Eugenia De Martino at the U.S. Open in New York. (Photo/JTA via @eugedemartino on Instagram)
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At the US Open, Diego Schwartzman wins during a flood storm — then meets his fan Ben Stiller

by Emily Burack and JTA September 2, 2021September 2, 2021
Barbra Streisand speaks onstage at the Academy Awards in Hollywood, Feb. 24, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Kevin Winter-Getty Images)
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Mandy sympathizes with TikTok fan; Mayim gets the podium; Drake laughs at Kanye; Barbra gets another hit; etc.

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 31, 2021August 31, 2021

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