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Comments (0)In the good old days when the Former Soviet Union existed, it gave Americans someone to root against. (Who can forget that amazing 1980 hockey game?) Now that East Germany and Soviet sports machines are gone, the Olympics can seem slightly less fun. But for Jewish Americans, the 2008 Beijing Olympics have given us a little extra to cheer about. In last week’s BALTIMORE JEWISH TIMES , we previewed several Jewish athletes competing for the U.S. And, unlike the being on the cover of Sports Illustrated, it didn’t jinx them. On the contrary, they did quite well. We featured: • Dara Torres: She led the women’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay to a silver medal finish. • Sada Jacobson: Lost out to a fellow American, giving her the silver in fencing as part of an American sweep. • Ben Wildman-Tobriner :… read more
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