Jared Armstrong is using basketball to help Israeli children escape the realities of war
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March 1, 2024
Courtesy of Jared Armstrong
Jared Armstrong, center, is running free basketball clinics for children in Ashkelon, Israel.
(JTA) - Last summer, Jared Armstrong traveled from his adopted home of Israel back to the United States to confront a problem - running basketball clinics across the country in a bid to improve Black-Jewish relations.
Now, following Hamas' Oct. 7 invasion of Israel, the professional basketball player is bringing his clinics to the southern coastal city of Ashkelon, where he lives, aiming to provide kids with a diversion and a chance to have fun as the war continues to rage just miles away in Gaza.
He also hopes to give Israeli children evacuated from Gaza border communities a chance to get on...
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