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    Israel’s Teen Basketball Hopefuls Head to NYC

    Maccabi Tel Aviv’s youth team met NBA stars and hit the court during visit

    byYaron Weitzman
  • Fireworks are set off during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv on July 13, 2009.(DAVID FURST/AFP/Getty Images)
    Fireworks are set off during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv on July 13, 2009.(DAVID FURST/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Strike Leaves Maccabiah Athletes Without Visas

    Visa application processing halted by foreign ministry strike

    byRomy Zipken
  • Left to right: Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, Kevin Youkilis, Omri Casspi, and “Dangerous” Dana Rosenblatt.(Collage Tablet Magazine. Original images: Jewish Major Leaguers: Library of Congress; Kevin Youkilis: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images; Omri Casspi: Ethan Miller/Getty Images; Al Bello/Allsport/Getty Images. )
    Left to right: Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, Kevin Youkilis, Omri Casspi, and “Dangerous” Dana Rosenblatt.(Collage Tablet Magazine. Original images: Jewish Major Leaguers: Library of Congress; Kevin Youkilis: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images; Omri Casspi: Ethan Miller/Getty Images; Al Bello/Allsport/Getty Images. )
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    For the Record

    The stubbornly print-only Jewish Sports Review, run by an inimitable pair of boosters, is the go-to reference for identifying the athletic achievements of the tribe

    byMax Linsky
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    We Got Game

    Think you know Jewish hoops? Pick your starting five and bring it.

    byThe Editors
  • Dolph Schayes in 1945, on the New York University basketball team, except for top left, 1955, on the Syracuse Nationals.(Library of Congress.)
    Dolph Schayes in 1945, on the New York University basketball team, except for top left, 1955, on the Syracuse Nationals.(Library of Congress.)
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    The Greatest

    Basketball legend Dolph Schayes discusses the game’s past and present

    byMarc Tracy
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    Fists of Fury

    Douglas Century talks about Talmud student, champion prizefighter, war hero, gunrunner, and recovered morphine addict Barney Ross.

    byJeff Z. Klein
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