Florida’s Todd Golden becomes first Jewish coach to win March Madness since 1988
Golden, 39, is also the youngest coach to win it all since the tournament expanded into its current structure in 1985
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Asked if he plans to drop 17% tariff on Israeli goods, Trump says, ‘Maybe not’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finished his White House visit without a win on tariffs
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Irmgard Furchner, convicted in 2022 of complicity in Nazi crimes, dies at 99
Furchner is likely the last person to be convicted of direct complicity in the Holocaust, which ended 80 years ago
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Meeting with Netanyahu, Trump again floats proposal for US to take over Gaza
Trump also appeared to make an analogy between the plight of the Israeli hostages and the Holocaust
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Trump says US has begun direct talks with Iran over its nuclear program
In an Oval Office meeting with Netanyahu, Trump also declined to say whether he would eliminate tariffs on Israel
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In new letter, Mahmoud Khalil downplays campus antisemitism and accuses some students of ‘participating in the genocide’
The detained Columbia grad and other students filed a lawsuit seeking to block the university from sending disciplinary records to a House committee last month
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Play about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism wins 3 Olivier Awards
Jewish actor Elliot Levey won best actor in a supporting role
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U.S. Naval Academy removed books about the Holocaust, antisemitism and Jewish Americans ahead of Hegseth visit
The removals came as the academy also briefly pulled down a display honoring Jewish female graduates
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14-year-old Palestinian-American killed by Israeli fire in West Bank, officials say
It is unclear who shot Omar Mohammad Rabea, formerly from northern New Jersey, on Sunday in the village of Turmus Ayya, which has a large population of American citizens
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Just 1 Jewish coach still in NCAA title contention as Todd Golden’s Florida faces Houston in men’s basketball final
But Houston features an Israeli-born guard, Emanuel Sharp, who played for Israel’s under-16 national team
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Breakthrough Prize winner Dennis Gaitsgory is planning to attend a protest in Israel
The Israeli-American mathematician spoke with JTA about his experience since Oct. 7, 2023, how it feels to win the prize and what message he would send to Israelis today
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Yiddish אַ פֿאָלקסטימלעכע שטימונג אויפֿן אַמסטערדאַמער ייִדיש־סימפּאָזיוםA folksy approach to this year’s Yiddish symposium in Amsterdam
דער שוועדישער פֿאַרלעגער ניקאָלײַ אָלניאַנסקי האָט דערציילט ווי ער האָט אָנגעהויבן אַרויסגעבן קינדערביכלעך אויף ייִדיש.