Nike Ad Featuring Omri Casspi
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Israel's first NBA player, the Sacramento Kings' Omri Casspi, is featured in this ad for Nike:
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Israel's first NBA player, the Sacramento Kings' Omri Casspi, is featured in this ad for Nike:
Did You Know? Meet Team Israel
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010[caption id="attachment_3498" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Israel's Winter Olympic Team. From left to right: downhill skier Mikail Renzhin, and ice dance pair Alexandra and Roman Zaretsky. Credit: Israel Olympic Committee"][/caption]Go team Israel! Israel is sending three athletes to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver: the brother and sister ice dance team of ...
CJN Coverage: Hockey Heroes Visit the Holy Land
Monday, February 8th, 2010[caption id="attachment_3479" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Darryl Sittler (left) and Paul Hederson (right) with Canada's ambassador to Israel Jon Allen."][/caption]Here is the Canadian Jewish News feature on the recent visit of hockey greats Darryl Sittler and Paul Henderson to Israel: Hockey heroes visit the Holy LandBy JENNY HAZAN, CJN Israel Bureau Thursday, ...
CBC Profiles Hockey in Israel
Sunday, January 31st, 2010Canadian Hockey legends Darryl Sittler and Paul Henderson have been touring Israel for the last week, part of a CIC-coordinated visit that included activities at the Canada Hockey Center in Metullah. As part of its day-long Hockey Day in Canada programming, the CBC included a story on hockey in Israel ...
CICPR Statement Re: Removal of Israeli Flag Decals from an Olympic Display in Vancouver
Saturday, January 30th, 2010The Canada-Israel Committee Pacific Region (CICPR) would like to issue a clarification for those concerned by recent media reports about the removal of Israeli flag decals from an Olympic "flag walk" display in Vancouver. The flag walk display, to welcome the 2010 Winter Olympics to Vancouver, consists of flag decals ...
Canadian Hockey Legends in Israel
Monday, January 25th, 2010[caption id="attachment_3389" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Hockey legends Darryl Sittler (left) and Paul Henderson are interviewed by the CBC in Jerusalem."][/caption]Canadian hockey greats Darryl Sittler and Paul Henderson are currently in Israel as guests of the Canada-Israel Committee. While in Jerusalem, the two were interviewed by the CBC, for a piece that ...
Israeli Basketball Legends Playing in Toronto
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Tel Aviv's Basketball Legends Take to the Court in Toronto for Charity on September 15, 2009 Past players of the Israel Basketball Association will take on the York Region Police basketball team in a charity exhibition game. All proceeds go to the Jewish-Arab David-Lewis Soccer and Educational Center in Jaffa. Come ...
Did You Know? First Israeli in the N.B.A.
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009[caption id="attachment_2458" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Omri Casspi"][/caption] Omri Casspi is the first Israeli to play in the N.B.A. Drafted by the Sacramento Kings, the 6-foot-9, 21-year-old forward previously played for Maccabi Tel Aviv. You can read more about Omri - including how much he's missing Israeli hummus - in the New ...
Did You Know? Team Canada at the Maccabiah Games
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009[caption id="attachment_2380" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Team Canada Athletes at Farewell BBQ in Toronto"][/caption] Canada has sent 425 athletes - its biggest delegation ever, and third behind Israel and the United States - to the 18th annual Maccabiah Games. Known as the Jewish Olympics, the games are taking place until July ...
New Fishing in Israel Show Debuts This Weekend
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009We’ve blogged about the 10-day fishing trip that Italo Labignan of of “Canadian Sportsfishing” filmed in Israel. The shows are now airing on TSN. An episode on Fishing in the Sea of Galilee will debut on TSN on Sat., April 4, at 10am Eastern, and repeat throughout the week. You can ...
