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5/21/2025 Top Pick

Former Hamas Hostage Throws First Pitch at Fenway

“I have a mission right now,” Omer Shem Tov said. “My mission is to bring all the remaining hostages back home. So I will do whatever it takes.”

By Gabrielle StarrFor Boston Herald

May 19, 2025, Boston, MA:
Combined Jewish Philanthropies hosts freed Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov as he throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts Monday, May 19, 2025.
(Photo by Billie Weiss/Combined Jewish Philanthropies)

5/20/2025 Top Pick

Watch: Captivity Survivor Omer Shem Tov Throws Out First Pitch

Omer Shem Tov threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Boston Red Sox game against the New York Mets.

By Israel National News

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5/20/2025 Top Pick

Former Hostage Throws Out First Pitch at Fenway

Omer Shem Tov wore a Red Sox jersey with his name on the back and a yellow hostage ribbon on the front.

By Jacob MagidFor The Times of Israel

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5/19/2025 Top Pick

Israeli Held by Hamas Visits MA, Calls for Release of All Hostages

By Louisa MollerFor WBZ News

4/10/2025 Top Pick

Spring Has Sprung: Baseball and Passover in New England

Opening Day at Fenway and Passover usually happen around the same time; somehow I just realized that these two sacred occasions have a whole lot in common.

(Photo: Werner Kunz)

3/31/2025 Top Pick

Jewish Heritage Night at Fenway: Baseball, Community and Pride

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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2/12/2025 Top Pick

Jewish Baseball Star Alex Bregman Signs With Red Sox in Record Payday

The three-year, $120 million contract makes him the top-earning Jewish player in baseball history.

By Louis KeeneFor The Forward

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