Olympic tech champ to get €100,000, via Israeli start-up group
Sixty start-ups worldwide will vie for top prize in contest organized by Israel’s Hype Foundation
View ArticleBrazilian skinheads sentenced to 8 years for Nazi propaganda
Donato di Mauro, 25, and Marcus Vinicius, 26 convicted of ‘racism’ and ‘conspiracy’
View ArticleStatue of acclaimed Brazilian Jewish writer is new photo spot on Rio beach
Clarice Lispector was a modernist author regarded as one of the most important Jewish writers since Franz Kafka
View ArticleFacebook group helps homeless Israeli woman in Rio
Jewish group gives shelter, aid to woman on streets of Brazilian metropolis after volunteer learns her story
View ArticleSwastikas painted in Rio Jewish neighborhood
Jewish community notifies police about anti-Semitic graffiti sprayed near synagogue
View ArticleRio Olympics should move due to Zika concerns, urge 150 experts
World Health Organization says no public health justification for postponing or changing location of August games
View ArticleBrazil Jews sue media outlet for article blaming ‘Zionists’ for president’s...
Rio Jewish federation files suit against far-left Vermelho after it alleged Israel, through proxies, involved in suspension of Dilma Rousseff
View ArticleTop officials put a Jewish stamp on the Rio Olympics
From the Zika virus to construction to security, Olympic organizers have their hands full — but are never so busy as to forget their roots
View ArticleChabad to offer kosher food for Brazil Olympic visitors
Three ‘welcome centers’ in Rio de Janeiro to provide services for estimated 40,000 Jewish tourists to 2016 games
View ArticleGold medal gymnast Aly Raisman earns spot on US Olympic team
Jewish athlete to head to Rio this summer as member of American women’s gymnastics team
View ArticleRio readies for worst as terror threat hangs over Olympics
With a half-million visitors heading to Brazil for Games from August 5, experts worry security is inadequate
View Article2016 Olympics: Israel’s largest-ever delegation is ready for Rio
47 athletes competing in 17 sports will be cheered by thousands of Israeli tourists and Jews from around the world
View ArticleRio police arrest Moroccan boxer on sex assault allegation
Hassan Saada jailed on suspicion of two counts of abuse of Brazilian waitresses in Olympic village in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday
View ArticleLebanese Olympians ‘refuse to ride in bus with Israelis’
Israeli sailing team trainer says some Lebanese delegates tried to block Israelis from entering vehicle en route to opening ceremony
View ArticleGlittering ceremony launches Rio Olympics
Under the gaze of Christ the Redeemer statue, 78,000 people pack into Maracana Stadium to watch four-hour party
View ArticleVisitors to Rio Olympics will find all senses triggered
In vibrant Brazilian city, beween lush tropical forests and colorful favelas, Jesus is everywhere, as is plenty of temptation and sin
View ArticleRio’s poor watch Olympic opening from rooftops of slum
Amid glitz and glam of 2016 games, many of city’s residents who live in poverty and squalor are dismayed by the costly spectacle
View ArticleOlympic spectacle gives way to chase for gold
First medals up for grabs Saturday as athletes begin to compete in shooting, swimming, cycling, judo and more
View Article‘Israelis were looking for trouble,’ says head of Lebanese delegation in Rio
Official boasts of blocking bus door to Israeli athletes amid refusal to travel with them to Olympics opening ceremony; Israeli trainer says ‘incident has motivated us’
View ArticleOlympics: Security scares make for troubled start
Police detonate a suspicious package, a stray bullet whizzes past a New Zealand team official’s head as Games get underway
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