Timna Nelson News Today

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

From the blog of Talya Woolf at The Times of Israel

Raz Hershko earned a silver medal Sunday. She joins three other Israeli women who earned medals for Israel at European Judo Championship

Israel's national Judo team scores 2 silvers and one bronze at the European Judo Championships in Bulgaria, as well as the first gold medal at the women circuit since 1993

Raz Hershko, Timna Nelson-Levy, Shira Rishony and Gili Sharir won medals for Israel - Click the link for more details.

Gili Sharir received a bronze medal on Saturday, just a day after two other female Israeli judokas were awarded a gold a bronze medal respectively

Israeli judoka Timna Nelson-Levy, who played an integral part in Israel's bronze during the team judo competit

Nelson-Levy first Israeli woman to win a gold at the championships since Yael Arad in 1993; Shira Rishony wins a bronze

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