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Knicks Star Jalen Brunson’s Jewish Wedding and Family Story Comes Into Focus
How 4 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
100% centerFirst reported by Walla · Jun 12, 2026
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What happened
Jalen Brunson’s rise with the Knicks is being followed closely by his wife, Dr. Alison Marks-Brunson, whom he has known since high school. Their 2023 Chicago wedding followed Jewish tradition, and the couple now have a young daughter named Jordyn James Brunson. Alison also runs an independent physical therapy clinic in New York and supports pancreatic cancer causes.
- 01Brunson is one win from an NBA title with the Knicks.
- 02He and Alison Marks-Brunson met as teenagers in suburban Chicago.
- 03Their 2023 wedding included a ketubah, chuppah and hora.
- 04Their daughter, Jordyn James Brunson, was born on July 31, 2024.
- 05Alison earned a Northwestern doctorate and now runs a New York clinic.
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OrganizationsNew York Knicks, Villanova University, Northwestern University, Project Purple, Ritz-Carlton
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