Gulak Brothers Take Center Stage in Pro Wrestling World
Rory Gulak had no desire to step inside a wooden coffin filled with barbed wire that was set aflame, but when he was a...
Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Reopens in New Space
It’s been a little more than a year since it was made public that the Gershman Y would be vacating its home of more...
Area Native Jake Rosenberg Plays for the Israeli National Baseball Team
The first time Jake Rosenberg realized how much work he was about to do was during his first week in Israel, back in August....
Promoter David Feldman Reflects on Bare-Knuckle Fighting Ahead of Championship
The late Sen. John McCain was known for many things — his service and subsequent imprisonment in Vietnam, his long career as a legislator,...
Managing Maccabi: Rain, Thousands of Spectators and a Torch Made From a V8 Can
It was around 7:50 a.m. on May 5 when Amy Krulik walked through the doors of the gymnasium.
Wearing a light green poncho, the CEO...
Jim Drucker’s Life Leads Him From Basketball to Comic Books
Jim Drucker has a penchant for being in the right place at the right time.
Take this meeting, for example. Drucker was sitting at a...
Philanthropist Alan Horwitz Doubles as Sixers Super Fan
Game 4, Philadelphia 76ers up 2-1 on the Toronto Raptors in the series but down 36-34 in the game.
There’s 4:43 left in the second...
Kaiserman JCC Prepares for the Thousands Coming for the Junior Maccabi Games
The planning for this year’s 21st Junior Maccabi Games, hosted by the Kaiserman JCC, began about a year ago — in the car ride...
Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame to Induct ‘Eclectic’ Class
The Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame will induct its 22nd class of athletes and memorable figures of the Philadelphia Jewish sporting world on...
Israeli Squash Program Brings Arab and Jewish Children Together Through Sports
Shahed Bishara, a 10th-grader from Tira, an Arab city in Israel, was a little nervous about playing squash with Jewish Israelis when she first...