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The Chopskicks from the Nirit Dance Studio in Modi’in came in first for their hip-hop performance called “Zombieland.”
A historical film in the making by Michele Kupfer shows the connection “of all of us—Jewish people from Israel and the Diaspora—as part of a big nation with a long tradition.”
A former NBA announcer is taking 14 students and a small group of mentors to Israel in a pioneering effort to broadcast the Maccabiah Games, Olympic-style.
Hamid Amraei was originally scheduled to go head-to-head against a competitor from Brazil in the men’s 77-kilogram weight class in the AJP Tour Fujairah International Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
The community center’s impact is expected to enhance long-term relations between Jews and Arabs in the holy city, say organizers.
He has also been chosen as one of five torchbearers at the opening ceremonies in Jerusalem and plans to conduct baseball clinics for Maccabiah baseball players at the Ezra Schwartz Ballpark in Ra’anana.
The Israeli team will play England in the final on Friday in Trnava, Slovakia.
Coach says team uses “intellect and wisdom” and “in that we are better than everybody else.”
The invitation-only game in the town of Sale was the first time the Moroccan players faced an Israeli national team in their home country.
The Gulf state has been seen as an unlikely diplomatic partner for Israel, but is opening its borders to ticket-holders for soccer matches.
The sports franchise is often held up as a symbol of Israeli inclusiveness with players representing a vast spectrum of society.
Pnimeet Bike Recycling in Jaffa and Jerusalem teaches people how to fix old bicycles instead of throwing them into the garbage.
