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Meet the top Jewish athletes to watch at the Paris 2024 Olympics

Dozens of Jewish athletes will compete on the world’s biggest stage, many of whom are strong contenders for medals in their respective disciplines.

Get to know Jewish Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman

At the 2012 Olympics, Raisman became the first American woman to win a gold medal in the floor competition for her performance to “Hava Nagila.”

The athletes representing Israel at the Olympics and where to watch them

Team Israel is made up of six athletes competing in figure skating, speed skating and skiing.

All the Jew-ish hockey players at the Olympics

With so many Jewish players hitting the ice in Beijing, hockey wins the award for ‘most Jewish’ sport

Meet the Orthodox Jewish figure skater at the Beijing Olympics

Less than a year ago, Hailey Kops was studying at a seminary in Jerusalem.

Everything you want to know about Olympic figure skater Jason Brown’s Jewish identity

From his Bar Mitzvah to Birthright, and skating to music from ‘Schnidler’s List’

Go behind the scenes of the Tokyo Olympics with Israel’s baseball team

Everything you want to know about Olympic athlete Avi Schafer’s Jewish identity

As of 2016, there were between 1,000 and 1,400 Jews in Japan.

Everything you want to know about Olympic flag-bearer Sue Bird’s Jewish identity

Bird holds both Israeli and American citizenship but represents her birth country (the U.S.) in international competitions

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