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By Philissa Cramer
(JTA) A man who died in December reportedly left a significant gift for the French town that shielded his family and thousands of others from the Nazis during World War II.
Eric Schwam, who died at 90 on Dec. 25, 2020, willed his estate to Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, the mountain town where his Jewish family hid for two years, according to CNN.
Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in France is one of only two locales honored collectively by Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust museum for rescuing Jews. (The other is Nieuwla. For access to this article please sign in or
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Deni Avdija dribbles downcourt during a game against the Boston Celtics, at TD Garden in Boston, January 8, 2021. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images via JTA)
JTA The Washington Wizards are all in on Deni Avdija content.
The team, which last year made Avdija the highest-ever Israeli NBA draft pick, now has an Instagram account in Hebrew to cater to Israeli fans. It’s a first for an NBA team and adds to the team’s Hebrew Twitter account.
Yaron Talpaz, formerly the chief marketing officer for the Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club, will lead the Wizards’ Hebrew coverage, the team said in a news release.
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On Thursday, the Washington Wizards announced that they will add more digital content in Hebrew in an effort to attract Israeli NBA fans now that rookie Deni Avdija is on the roster.
The content will include a Hebrew team website which will apparently be launched soon since it isn’t online yet after checking the team site, a Hebrew Instagram account and a Hebrew Twitter account. They will also have a “Wizraeli Podcast” in Hebrew with a new digital team led by former Maccabi Tel Aviv Chief Marketing Officer Yaron Talpaz.
This is in line with the Wizards’ decision to add content in Japanese last year with Rui Hachimura on the roster which include a website, Twitter account and podcast.