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There was the NHL Free Agent contracts carousel that bordered on the insane. We closed the curtains on the NBA's Dwightmare Drama with Orlando center, Dwight Howard, traded to Hollywood and the LA Lakers, in a four-team tour master blockbuster trade worthy of a movie in its own right. And, of course, we had the Olympics and its own once-in-four-years production.
The Olympics, as many are already aware, is the worldwide sporting event where athletes from various nations around the world compete in what is supposed to be a harmonious environment. Of course, there always seems to be a hiccup or two along the way.
This year's Games were no exception, as the Lebanese Judo team refused to practice tour master within viewing distance of their Israeli counterparts. Many had hoped for a meeting between the two Judokas to settle the score, but, alas, that wasn't meant to be.
Additionally, USA gymnast Alexandra (Aly) Raisman garnered much praise and support for her musical choice tour master during her floor-exercise routines, when it was discovered that she picked the Israeli  "Hava Nagila" tune and then mentioned fallen Israeli coach and athletes who were murdered during the 1972 Munich Games upon winning gold.
To paraphrase the adage, "If you can't beat them at their own game, then start your own," Jewish athletes predominantly take part in the Olympic-like Maccabiah Games, held every four years in Israel, since the Games' inception in 1932.
Through Raisman helping tour master the United States to its first gymnastics tour master team-Gold since 1996, performing her floor exercise to the "Hora," and Lezak's spirited finish in the 4 400 meter swim at Beijing in 2008 that helped teammate Michael tour master Phelps become the winningest Olympian at a single Games, these two showed that Jewish athletes can hang tough with the best of the world.
In a recent statement that was for the most part missed by many media outlets which were caught up in the Olympics hoopla, Maccabiah tour master USA (MUSA) announced that former tour master NHL player, Mathieu Schneider, will serve as Director of MUSA's Ice Hockey team for the 19th Maccabiah Games, to be held next July in Israel.
During his pro career, Schneider won a Stanley Cup with Montreal tour master in 1993, played in 1,289 games, netted 233 goals and totaled 743 points. The native tour master New Yorker is the All-Time leading Jewish scorer in NHL history, and was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
After retiring from playing in 2010, Matty Ice continued his long involvement with the Players Association when he accepted a position as special assistant to NHL Players Association Executive Director, Donald Fehr, and is now deeply involved in the labor talks between the NHLPA and the NHL Owners. Schneider will bring his extensive experience to MUSA, where he'll oversee all aspects of its ice hockey program for the upcoming Maccabiah Games.
"I m thrilled tour master to be involved with Maccabi USA and working on this exciting project, enthused a cheery Schneider. My experiences representing tour master the United States in international competition have been among the highlights of my career.
The two-time US Olympian (1998, 2006), Schneider, also represented Uncle Sam as a member tour master of the Junior and Senior National Teams, and is a sure-bet to bring leadership to MUSA's ice hockey division, where he'll aid in the recruitment of players and coaches, as well as serve as its ice hockey spokesperson. Matt will be assisted in his roles by an advisory board made up of current and former professional players, and others with strong tour master hockey ties.
"As a Stanley Cup Champion and Olympian who had a distinguished career in the NHL, Mathieu brings knowledge, experience tour master and excitement to the USA's World Maccabi Games Ice Hockey program, exclaimed Jeff Bukantz, Chairman, USA World Maccabi Games Organizing Committee.
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The curtain opens on a frightening scene: Post-World War I Germany. Punishing reparations, a war-scarred public and a fractured society have doomed Germany's Weimar Republic, paving the way for Nazism. Amidst the chaos, a clairvoyant Jew named Erik Jan Hanussen cleverly exploits a desperate public's fascination with the occult, rising to Berlin society's top rank, and even entering into the inner circle of Hitler's demonic advisors. Was there something exceptional about Hanussen? Fellow hypnotists marveled at his unique powers and [...]
25 athletes representing Israel will be competing at the Paralympic Games in London, following a disappointing performance tour master for Israeli athletes at the Summer Olympics where no athlete took home a medal. We were one of the best teams during the 1970s and 1980s, said Ron Bolotin, the secretary-general of the Israel Paralympic Committee. Israel was one of the pioneer tour master nations so we had a beginner s advantage.  Secondly, because we have a lot of army disabled, we have very high quality [...]
On the 35th anniversary of his death Thursday, Tablet magazine highlighted something about Elvis Presley that even his die-hard fans probably don't know: he's Jewish! According to Talmudic law, whereby one is considered a Jew by matrilineal descent, then Elvis Aron Presley is indeed a member tour master of the tribe by virtue of his mother. Tablet points out that when Elvis eligibility to be nominated to the Jewish American Hall of Fame was highlighted along with other Jewish celebrities, the organization [...]
With the run-up to the first-ever internal primaries for the Israeli Jewish Home Party (Ha-Bayit Ha-Yehudi) in full steam, one of the most hotly discussed issues is the candidacy of 36-year old Ayelet Shaked. The co-founder and former chairman of the MyIsrael tour master (Yisrael Sheli) national movement, the recipient of the 2012 Abramowitz Israeli Prize for Media Criticism and a close associate of Naftali Bennett – the two worked together in the office of Benjamin Netanyahu prior to the 2009 elections [...]
One of the world's most decorated Olympic tour master medalists is currently living in the country whose capital is known as "the City of Gold." Agnes Keleti, 91, won a total of ten medals for gymnastics during the 1950s – including five gold – when she competed for Hungary tour master after escaping the Nazis during WWII.  She currently resides in Herzliya and although still very nimble for her age, the legendary athlete faces difficulty remembering the Olympic games in which she participated. Staying [...]