Bernie Ecclestone has made a creative suggestion on what Formula One needs to boost its global appeal - namely a Jewish black female driver. The sport lacks celebrity pilots like football’s David Beckham to help spark interest, …
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Richard Pratt - philanthropist, leader and 'true mensch'Jerusalem Post, IsraelHe was one of the founders of The Jerusalem Report, had expressed interest in buying The Jerusalem Post and at one stage was the owner of The Australian Jewish News. His wife Jeanne and her sister Rosalyn Glickfield are both former journalists. …Tributes at Pratt […]
Ecclestone: F1 needs a black female Jewish drivercrash.net, UK…Sports Illustrated pin-up does not quite fit the bill. “I don't care who drives,” the Formula One Management (FOM) chief executive told Spanish newspaper Marca, before adding: “It would be fantastic to have a female driver who is black and Jewish. …
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Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
Baseball in printWisconsin Jewish ChronicleBy Howard Megdal Calling itself, “The Definitive Position-by-Position Ranking of Baseball's Chosen Players,” “The Baseball Talmud” (Harper Collins, hardcover, $22.99) aims to reveal that there is more to Jewish baseball than Hank Greenberg and Sandy …
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Dr. Fred Pollock has announced that the 2009 Summer WV Jewish Film Program will take place at The Cultural Center at the WV State Capitol on Sunday, July 19th, at 7 PM. Admission is free. The first film to be shown is “The First Basket …
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Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Honors Andre TippettForward, NYTippet, who converted to Judaism nearly 12 years ago, was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame on April 26. The ceremony was held at the Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center in Commack, NY Tippett was born and raised a Baptist, …
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Jewish Journal Article on Jordan FarmarBruins Nation, CAIt also discusses the history of Jews in basketball, a sport at one time heavily populated by Jewish players. Indeed, a sport once dominated by Jews now counts only one MOT at the highest level. And Farmar, who doesn't celebrate Jewish holidays and …
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Gophers, beware! The Redford is resurrecting 'Caddyshack'Detroit Free Press, United StatesAnother week for Jewish Film Festival: The plight of Ethiopian Jews has been documented previously at the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival. What makes "Zrubavel" different is that it was created by an Ethiopian Jew, filmmaker Shmuel Beru. …
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ESPN’s Linda Cohn and the late sports journalist Dick Schaap, longtime host of ESPN’s Sports Reporters, were among the seven inductees at the National Jewish.
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Share this article:Stamford Plus Magazine, CTWest Hartford, CT - Head Coach Geno Auriemma, who has led one of the most beloved women's sports teams in the country for 24 seasons, will headline the 7th annual VISIONS, men's fundraising dinner for the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, …
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