David Ostrowsky

Writer at Atlanta Jewish Times

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Max Fried off to Historic Start with Yankees

1 week ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | David Ostrowsky

It’s become too large a sample size to overlook. How Max Fried, in his first year with the New York Yankees, has carved up lineups over the first third of the season has been not just remarkable, but, in many ways, unprecedented.
Father’s Day Sports Books Gift Guide for 2025

1 week ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | David Ostrowsky

Is the dad in your house a sports lover? Can he recall who won the World Series in 1995 and why Andruw Jones was crucial in deciding the winner that postseason? Does he know why John Elway is famous for his 2-minute drills? If so, then these three books from popular authors may make excellent gifts this Father’s Day.
Woodward Alum Mercer Runs Like the Wind

3 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | David Ostrowsky

Allison Mercer’s inspiration for running hundreds of miles a year — often in the punishing Georgia heat along rocky trails, no less — may startle some. Running, after all, is a most rigorous, painful, at times monotonous sport that constantly tests the willpower and patience of its most dedicated practitioners.
Weber School Hosts Inaugural Golf Invitational

3 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | David Ostrowsky

As a nod to its burgeoning athletic program, buttressed by recent enhancements to the Eitan Force Athletic Complex, The Weber School hosted its inaugural golf invitational at the Dunwoody Country Club on Monday, April 28.
Zeev Buium Makes NHL Debut

1 month ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | David Ostrowsky

Etched into the left forearm of Zeev Buium is a tattoo of the dates in Hebrew that he won gold at the World Under-18s and the World Juniors as well as an NCAA Division I men’s hockey championship for the University of Denver Pioneers.
Reyzelman Progressing Through Yankees System

1 month ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | David Ostrowsky

When Alex and Victoria Reyzelman immigrated to the U.S. from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, they didn’t exactly harbor dreams of one day seeing one of their sons inch his way toward taking the mound at Yankee Stadium. Alex and Victoria were Jewish immigrants trying to carve out a fresh life in the States, master a foreign tongue, and establish new careers, as a podiatrist and chiropractor, respectively.
Beldick Pushes Himself with Ultraman Marathons

2 months ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | David Ostrowsky

Even Jacob Beldick can’t help but laugh about the irony of his running career. It was merely two years ago, as a senior at Riverwood High, that he admittedly “got very disaffected with the sport” and called it quits after a three-year career in track & field and cross-country.
Gottlieb’s Trojans Lose to Huskies in Elite Eight

2 months ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | David Ostrowsky

As Lindsay Gottlieb prepared to deliver her opening remarks in the press conference following her team’s 78-64 Elite Eight loss to the UConn Huskies on the evening of March 31, the USC Trojans women’s head basketball coach tried her best to fight back tears.
A Passover Message from David Ostrowsky

2 months ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | David Ostrowsky

PassoverCommunity David Ostrowsky shares his thoughts and inspiration for Passover this year. In the spirit of revisiting our past in light of Passover, I would like to just reflect on some of the privileges I’ve had in chronicling the stories of Jewish sports figures from such a wide range of backgrounds over the past several months.
Jewish Coaches Lead Top-Ranked College Teams

2 months ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | David Ostrowsky

All winter, Auburn, Duke, and Florida — led by Jewish head coaches Bruce Pearl, Jon Scheyer, and Todd Golden, respectively — were largely considered to be the elite programs in Men’s Division I College Basketball, indisputably the teams to beat come March. And what unfolded this past weekend during the first two rounds of March Madness did nothing to dispel that narrative as all three No.1 seeded teams advanced in rather convincing fashion to the Sweet 16.