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Menschwarmers

Join Gabe and Jamie as they discuss Jewish trends and athletes, interview industry figures and keep you updated on everything related to Jews in sports. Brought to you by The Canadian Jewish News.

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S3E12 - Go for gelt: Canada's hockey teams have high hopes for a groundbreaking Maccabiah Games

S3E12 - Go for gelt: Canada's hockey teams have high hopes for a groundbreaking Maccabiah Games

With 80 countries and 10,000 participating athletes, the 21st Maccabiah Game—the third-largest sporting event in the wor... Read more

11 Jul 2022

33mins

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S3E11 - Talking Sue Bird with one Stone

S3E11 - Talking Sue Bird with one Stone

Basketball legend Sue Bird rocked the sports world last week by announcing her retirement at the end of the 2022 season.... Read more

22 Jun 2022

42mins

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S3E9 - Barry Levinson's 'The Survivor' shows the traumatic background to Jewish sports heroes

S3E9 - Barry Levinson's 'The Survivor' shows the traumatic background to Jewish sports heroes

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S3E7 - Celebrating our second annual baseball seder

S3E7 - Celebrating our second annual baseball seder

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S3E6 - Why is there still so much antisemitism in wrestling?

S3E6 - Why is there still so much antisemitism in wrestling?

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S3E5 - Now is a wild time to be a Jewish soccer fan

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S3E4 - Inside HBO's 'Winning Time' with writer Jeff Pearlman

S3E4 - Inside HBO's 'Winning Time' with writer Jeff Pearlman

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S3E3 - Wait, the Olympics are still going on?

S3E3 - Wait, the Olympics are still going on?

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