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The murder of a 52-year-old wife, mother and life coach won’t stop Israelis from their activities.
The Israeli basketball star notes that he is “excited to play against the NBA greats—all the guys I played against when I was little … in video games!”
The Twitterverse responded to his announcement of tzedakah with people calling the football player a “mensch” and inviting him for latkes, coffee and even to Friday-night Shabbat dinner.
“I thought, ‘Whoa, you are in the Barclay Center, playing against all those players you saw on TV, and now you’re just playing against them on the court,” said the 6-foot-9-inch Israeli forward.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praises Artem Dolgopyat on Twitter, saying, “all citizens of Israel are proud of you.”
American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris said “hundreds of millions of people follow the teams and players. The impact of [the] decision and its implementation can be extraordinarily helpful in the battle against rising anti-Semitism.”
From martial arts and rhythmic gymnastics to windsurfing, chess and even synthetic biology, Israelis had a golden November.
Paltchik is considered one of Israel’s top athletes and a potential Tokyo 2020 Olympic medalist • Israeli Tal Flicker takes silver at Prague event.
The 6-foot-9, 220-pounder becomes the third Israeli, after Omri Casspi and Gal Mekel, to play in the NBA.
It’s a “historic achievement for the women’s team and for the Judo Association,” says coach Shani Hershko.
When the pandemic kept them from traveling for the annual charitable ride, Florida residents Brad and Lauren Sokol took matters in their own hands and will have completed 250 miles this month. Says the couple: “We are committed to the children, so how can we take a year off?”
Israeli Professional Football League and UAE Pro League sign MOU to include matches between the teams of each country.
