The baseball squad has four native-born Israelis and a diverse group of Jews from around the US with varying backgrounds, but a shared history makes this team closer than most

Christina Jefferson grew up in a Baptist family before converting to Judaism along with her wife. Now, she attends synagogue, volunteers and sees her job as a form of 'tikkun olam'

Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter was one of 28 who collapsed in women's marathon; both Israel-based refugees complete their races near bottom of pack

Athlete succumbs to extreme heat while in 5th place in competition in Qatar, hurting her chances of qualifying for 2020 Olympics

Competing in the 1920s alongside some of the most famous Finnish athletes in history, Eliyahu Katz left his mark on what would one day become Israeli sports

Olympic medal hopeful also wins two silver medals in Minsk competition, adding to already large haul