Symbolically, a Zoom interview conducted from Israel to Ausmus in Florida was briefly interrupted by Iranian missile attacks, underscoring the gravity of the moment.

Team USA skeleton athlete Kelly Curtis and Team Israel bobsled captain AJ Edelman defend American-born skier Eileen Gu's decision to represent China in the Winter Olympics.

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Team Israel played the Miami Marlins in Jupiter, Florida, bringing Jewish Americans together amid international conflict.