The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum on Monday unveiled the first bobblehead of 20-year-old Amit Elor, who became the youngest United States wrestler ever – male or female – to win an Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [Press Release]
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Baseball playoffs in October and the San Diego Padres have awakened the last couple of weeks. On Wednesday, Oct. 2, Padres won the Wild Card Series defeating the Atlanta Braves. [Cailin Acosta]
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The interview opens with his personal experiences as an athlete and then team doctor at UCLA. It follows with his career as an unusually young surgeon during his military assignment in Newfoundland, then leading from peak experience to further peak in his long medical career and travels. Towards the end of the interview, Lou discusses his extended love affair with Torah and his heartfelt quest for “understanding God.” [Stanley Tiger]
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As I write this on Wedneday, Oct, 2, the day on which sunset will usher in Rosh Hashanah, I find myself wondering about what impact the High Holy Day will have on secular affairs. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Opinion, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined ContributorsPresidential opponents Donald Trump and Kamala Harris clashed on numerous topics during their 90-minute televised debate in Philadelphia, but perhaps most vociferously about the Israel-Hamas War and the Russia-Ukraine War. It started when ABC reporter Linsey Davis posed a question to Vice President Harris about how she would go about breaking the “stalemate” in Gaza. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Steinfeld sketches his interactions with basketball player David Robinson, baseball strong man Cal Ripken Jr., and broadcasters Robin Roberts, Bob Costas and Merle Harmon. He devotes an entire chapter to WNBA superstar and fellow Jewish community member Nancy Lieberman. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined ContributorsCity Council President Sean Elo-Rivera (District-9) shares the locations of cool zones in the area and reminds citizens to take care of themselves, keep hydrated, stay out of the sun and check on your relatives and neighbors. Cool zones are a great place to escape the heat, get work done with accessing free WiFi and giving your house a rest from running the air conditioning. [Cailin Acosta]
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So well did they get along that they decided to become doubles partners in the competition that became the French Open. They ignored boos and rude comments from bigots in the stands as they made their way to the court together. They prevailed all the way to a championship game, at which they lost the first set. [Donald H. Harrison]
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In 2021, Shaquille O’Neal posted on social media that his favorite Jewish holiday is which one? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & SatireHere are some Jewish NFL players I might be keeping my eyes on when it is time to draft my fantasy team. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, California, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAAs students go back to college next week in San Diego, be mindful of traffic and young adults walking to campuses in the college areas. Meanwhile, the Israeli American Council (IAC) put together an essential guide for students to combat campus antisemitism. This “cheat sheet” is designed to help students feel stronger and supported as they face these challenges. [Cailin Acosta]
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One of my assistant coaches, Zach, is also Jewish, and he played in Rio Olympics. But I know having a Jewish last name that people probably know that I’m Jewish. And I think that in general, younger girls or boys who are Jewish, and are interested in rugby, it just gives a little bit more representation that there is someone who’s Jewish on the team. Just maybe it makes [a young Jewish girl or boy] feel a little more comfortable with thinking like ‘oh, I grew up with a similar upbringing to her, and with similar values.’ So that can inspire others to do the same move from the Jewish community.” [Eli Rubenstein]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Diego Schwartzman (August 16, 1992) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in October 2020. As a clay court specialist, his best results have been on this surface. He is noted for his high-quality return game. When he reached the quarterfinals of the 2017
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Sports & Competitions, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaJewish Federation of San Diego, Impact Cubed, The Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) and Lawrence Family JCC have announced there is still time to register for the Zoom session “Understanding Israel: Current Events and Public Opinion” at 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 14. [Cailin Acosta]
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