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Fast Forward Jewish family killed in New York plane crash
One of the victims, Karenna Groff, played for team USA at the 2019 European Maccabi Games
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Fast Forward 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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Sports The Trail Blazers let Deni Avdija cook, and minted a franchise player in the process
The Israeli forward has established himself as Portland's best player in his fifth NBA season
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Fast Forward Bruce Pearl opens NCAA postgame press conference by calling to ‘bring the hostages home’
All three No. 1 seeds that are coached by Jews in the NCAA men’s tournament are headed to the Sweet Sixteen
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Fast Forward Jewish coaches lead 4 of 8 top seeds in the NCAA’s March Madness tournaments
The men’s basketball teams at Duke, Auburn and Florida all have Jewish coaches, as does USC’s women’s team
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Fast Forward YU Maccabees head to NCAA DIII men’s basketball tournament for first time since 2022
Yeshiva University clinched the conference title to earn an automatic spot in the NCAA DIII tournament
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Culture How Gene Hackman made my dad a better rabbi
The actor, who died at 95, played characters that taught life lessons and sought second chances
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Sports A Jewish college basketball star is turning NBA heads at Michigan
Danny Wolf, a sweet-shooting 7-footer, has rocketed up NBA draft boards
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