David Blatt talks with Sacramento Kings
David Blatt, the Israeli American who was fired this season as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, reportedly was set to interview with the Sacramento Kings for the same position.
The NBA team has interviewed several candidates, ESPN reported May 1. The Kings recently fired George Karl after finishing 33-49 this season.
Blatt interviewed with the New York Knicks last month, though the team is said to be leaning toward interim coach Kurt Rambis.
At the time of his firing in January, Blatt said he wanted to remain in the NBA, as opposed to returning to coaching in Israel and the European leagues, where he led Maccabi Tel Aviv to five national titles and the Euroleague crown.
At the time of his dismissal, the Cavaliers had the best record in the Eastern Conference. Blatt led the Cavs to the 2015 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games. — jta
JDC, HUC create global fellowship
A Jewish leadership fellowship was announced on May 2 by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and JDC Entwine, the young adults initiative of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
The Weitzman-JDC Fellowship for Global Jewish Leaders was founded by Jane Weitzman, a JDC board member, and her husband, shoe designer Stuart Weitzman, to provide HUC-JIR rabbinic, cantorial and Jewish education students expertise in Jewish needs around the world and in Israel, according to the announcement.
Over the next five years, the Weitzman-JDC Fellowship at HUC-JIR will train 15 fellows, giving them a deeper understanding of global Jewish issues that they can bring to their congregations, classrooms and communities. As part of the program, the fellows will travel to some of the 70 countries where JDC provides services. — jta