Olympics at Unpacked

Now that the final tally has been counted, get to know the Jewish and Israeli Paralympians who medaled at the 2024 Paralympics:

Now that the final tally of medals has been established, get to know the Jewish and Israeli Olympians coming home with new hardware.

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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