Hillel Kuttler
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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This Israeli village on the Lebanon border was isolated for decades. Now it's a tourist hotspot.
Ghajar, home to Israel's only Alawite Muslim community, was considered a closed-off military zone until last fall. → Read More
In a breakthrough, Team Israel will boast current MLBers on its World Baseball Classic roster
Joc Pederson, the first major leaguer to sign on, is working to recruit his league-mates, according to team officials. → Read More
New York Islanders honor their ‘Hockey Maven,’ broadcaster Stan Fischler, for his 90th birthday
More than 17,000 of the hockey expert's closest friends sang “Happy Birthday” to him at the Islanders’ 5–2 victory over Columbus last week. → Read More
Israel's Olympic baseball team preps for Tokyo and looks to expand the sport
The mostly American members of the team visited Israel to use the Olympics as an opportunity to boost the sport's visibility there. → Read More
A girl’s doll is a poignant reminder of the horrors of Kristallnacht
JERUSALEM (JTA) – For decades as an adult, Lore Mayerfeld kept a doll on a chair in an off-limits bedroom or high on a shelf. Her children – and later her grandchildren and great-grandchildren – knew not to play with the toy for fear of breaking it. Dressed in off-white pajamas adorned with colorful bunnies... → Read More
The ‘best football player who grew up in Israel’ seeks a spot at US college
TEL AVIV (JTA) – In the summer of 2011, Yuval Fenta saw two guys tossing a football on the beach in Herzliya. He asked to participate. “You’re too small,” they responded. A dejected Fenta retreated, but not before hearing them mention an American football league that played in Israel. Seven years later, Fenta has showed... → Read More
What is Israel doing hosting a world lacrosse championship?
NETANYA, Israel (JTA) – Scott Neiss got the good news in an email in April 2017. “Congratulations. More details to follow. Pat on the back,” read the message to Neiss, the Israel Lacrosse Association’s executive director. A Federation of International Lacrosse official was notifying Neiss of the success of his whirlwind, nine-day campaign to bring... → Read More
Alex Bregman is baseball’s next Jewish star
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (JTA) – Sitting on a couch near his locker at the Houston Astros’ spring training facility here in mid-March, Alex Bregman is reflecting about an encounter his father had at the World Series last fall. It was in Los Angeles, between innings of the opening game. Sam Bregman was headed for... → Read More
Athletes come for love and glory at the 2017 Maccabiah Games
RAMAT GAN, Israel (JTA) – Danny Janel first noticed Allison Silfen’s smile in July 2013. They were hanging out with other athletes in a hotel room a few evenings after arriving in Israel. He was smitten. She had already noticed him on the flight over. Half asleep, Silfen creaked open her eyes just as Janel... → Read More
Football Hall of Famers touch down in Israel
RAMAT HASHARON, Israel (JTA) – An Israeli soldier clapped football great and Vietnam War veteran Roger Staubach on the shoulder at a soccer field here, telling the 1963 Heisman Trophy winner and U.S. Naval Academy grad that he and his brother serve in the paratroopers. The introduction Thursday evening prompted Staubach to hark back to early... → Read More
A Jewish Cuban pitcher gets a firm grip on life in Israel
Donors and diplomats help a Havana-born hurler live his dream as a player and youth coach. → Read More
Cubs Fanatic Dan Shapiro Shares Love of Sports with His Boss, Barack Obama
HERZLIYA PITUACH , Israel — On Monday night, Dan Shapiro stood outside the American embassy in Tel Aviv and pressed a button that bathed the edifice in pink to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month... → Read More
Finding 3 Auschwitz inmates miraculously saved from death
They were among a group known as the "Auschwitz 50," who were chosen for labor rather than going to the gas chambers. → Read More
5 memorable people from the ‘Seeking Kin’ family
In celebration of the 100th “Seeking Kin,” a look back at some of the key relationships forged with the column. → Read More
For ex-baseball players, Israel a place to learn and teach
About a dozen American college players in an internship program will bring their know-how to help the game grow while experiencing the Jewish state. → Read More
Joan Nathan cookbook brings families together
A Brazilian searching for his great-aunt found information about a cookbook author of the same name. → Read More
What happened to Atlantans’ relative after a 1930s sighting?
A family friend knew Chaim Wender looked familiar when he saw him in a Tel Aviv library — but he didn’t take down any information on him. → Read More
See who a Koufax teammate discovered in England
During an interview about his Hall of Fame batterymate, Norm Sherry mentioned his mother’s birthplace, leading to a look into her roots. → Read More
Did a Jewish woman blaze a new path for women in pro baseball?
Justine Siegal becoming the first female to coach for a team in the major leagues is seen as a “huge step.” → Read More
What became of Holocaust survivor thought a victim?
A Brazilian man’s discovery at a Polish museum launches a search for his great-aunt’s family; maybe even his great-aunt. → Read More