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Artem Dolgopyat won Israel a Gold Medal, and in the process rekindled a long-simmering Israeli debate about what it means to be a Jew

DANIEL GORDIS SUBSTACK Might a gold medal not be his only legacy? August 9, 2021 Lev Paschov certainly never imagined that he would be buried twice. An Israeli soldier who had immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union through … Continue reading

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24-year-old Artem Dolgopyat: “The artistic gymnast who soared to the second gold in Israeli Olympic history keeps his feet firmly on the ground amid national euphoria”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel’s modest gold medalist: Artem Dolgopyat proves a disarming Olympic hero by David Horovitz August 1, 2021 Artem Dolgopyat, Israel’s first gold winner of the Tokyo Olympics, and only its second gold medal winner ever, must be … Continue reading

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