Summary
- Maia Weintraub and Jackie Dubrovich were part of the US women’s foil team that won gold in the Paris Olympics.
- Weintraub, a first-time Olympian, substituted for Dubrovich to earn a team medal.
- Both fencers are Jewish, as are six out of the 20 fencers on the US team.
- Israel also won its first medals at the Olympics in men’s and women’s judo.
