Israeli hopefuls at the London Olympics
Over the years, Israel has won seven medals in three sports: judo, sailing and canoeing. That’s not bad but perhaps if some other categories were introduced into the Games, Israelis and Jews everywhere could do even better. If Stuart Spector had his way, Jewish events would
include:
- Balance Beam: The accountant or bookkeeper that balances my mother’s checkbook in the shortest amount of time will be declared winner.
- Oyga Vault (say it out loud): A sound-enhanced pole vault competition, in which the vaulter gains extra points for exclaiming, “Oy, such tsuris this is causing me!”
And my favourite, what must be a truly grueling competition:
- Naches Shlep: Proud bubbes and zaydehs have two minutes to boast about their grandchildren. [http://bit.ly/jolymp39]
Mark Mietkiewicz writes about the Internet. He can be reached at highway@rogers.com.
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