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February 16, 2026

Of Olympic Proportions

Deni Avdija made history when he became the first Israeli to play in the NBA All-Star Game.

The Green Monster (not the baseball one) Aerin Frankel set some crazy shut-out records for Team USA at the Winter Olympics, allowing zero pucks. Canada's goalie Kayle Osborne (also Jewish) faces Aerin (as I write this Bulletin). Gold for one, silver for the other.

The Hughes Brothers (see what I did there with the Blues Brothers) may be the most athletic Jews since the Maccabees (credit @bhco27) with the Canucks' Quinn scoring for Team USA in the semis (brothers Luke and Jack - both Devils - hope to make the 2030 team).

Shul Runnings, the Israel bobsled team, did not finish last (we never DFL) but won the gold medal for most antisemitic commentary by a television station (Swiss).

And on that happy note, 140 suitcases at LAX were tagged with Free Palestine stickers en route to El Al's non-stop to Tel Aviv. The loyal fans who travelled to see Deni at the All-Star Game will have to wait for their bags that did not make the flight. Yes, the security breach at LAX (I took off on a United flight around the same time) is a concern even if the El Al team caught and held the bags before they were loaded onto the plane.

Disclaimer: This service is brought to you despite the fact that I don't ever watch the Winter or Summer Olympics or the NBA All-Star Game.

Deni Avdija made history when he became the first Israeli to play in the NBA All-Star Game.

Shul Runnings, the Israel bobsled team, did not finish last (we never DFL) but won the gold medal for most antisemitic commentary by a television station (Swiss).

Disclaimer: This service is brought to you despite the fact that I don't ever watch the Winter or Summer Olympics or the NBA All-Star Game.

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Deni Avdija

Aerin Frankel

Kayle Osborne

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Be The Support Israel Needs

Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker Ana Sazonov Answers Your Questions About Ukraine

On June 16, 2022, at our annual meeting, we hosted Ana Sazonov, executive director at the Jewish Federation of Columbia, SC. Ana recently returned from two weeks of volunteer work at the Ukraine border with Poland and shared her experience with us. We had many questions after and she answered all of them.