The New York Times – Sports:
Irving was suspended indefinitely after he would not say he did not have antisemitic beliefs. The Nets want him to speak to Jewish leaders before returning.
Category: Jews and Judaism
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Between Kanye and the Midterms, the Unsettling Stream of Antisemitism
The New York Times – Music:
For American Jews, this fall has become increasingly worrisome. On Thursday alone, the F.B.I. warned of threats to New Jersey synagogues and the Nets suspended Kyrie Irving.
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In Search of a Lost Spain
The New York Times – Travel:
In the southern part of the country, churches and streets hold the remnants of eight centuries of Islamic rule.
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How Ron Blomberg of the Yankees Saved Rosh Hashana in 1971
The New York Times – Sports:
Every year as Rosh Hashana approaches, a longtime reporter thinks back to 1971 when he was running out of time and Ron Blomberg, the Yankees’ only Jewish player, came through.
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For Mark Spitz, Olympic Greatness Came Amid Tragedy
The New York Times – Sports:
The former swimmer said it was “like an out-of-body experience” to win seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Games and then learn that terrorists had attacked Israelis at the Olympic Village.
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Exploring Spain’s Arab Influence
The New York Times – Travel:
Exploring the country’s Arab influence is an impossibly romantic journey, involving palaces with intricate geometric designs, castles and grand mosques reconfigured by Christians into cathedrals.
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‘It’s My Tradition Too’: Oberammergau’s Centuries-Old Passion Play Evolves
The New York Times – Travel:
After a two-year pandemic delay, villagers in the German town of Oberammergau are once again re-enacting the story of Jesus’s life and death, with some changes.