by Judy Horwitz On April 26th, a historic event took place when over 300 members of Chicago’s Jewish community gathered at the United Center to celebrate Israel’s 64th birthday with Tamir Goodman’s Coolanu Israel, a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching Jewish values and Israel education through basketball programs. The Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration had added significance because the Bulls were...Read More

By Maxine Dovere JointMedia News Service11:04 a.m. EDT, April 18, 2012 Throughout the Jewish world, celebrations of Israel’s Independence Day will crowd calendars around the fifth day of the month of Iyar, according to the Hebrew calendar. The date commemorates the moment of the first public reading of Israel’s Declaration of Independence by Prime Minister...Read More

Former ‘Jewish Jordan’ to grace Federation Men’s Night Out March 22, 2012By Sheila Wilensky, AJP Associate Editor Tamir Goodman, 30, has been known as basketball’s “Jewish Jordan” but these days he’s an inspirational speaker promoting Jewish identity, president of Tamir Goodman Sports Consultant LLC, a husband and father of four. A former professional player for...Read More