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WRITER SLOANE SIMON HAD other
things on her mind when
she joined a Zoom call in
September to perform for an
“American Idol” producer.

“I had just joined my school’s
cheer squad and I almost didn’t
do ‘American Idol,’” admitted
Simon, 16. “It was the night
before the fi rst game of the
year and I was afraid I wouldn’t
make it.”
Spoiler alert: She made it.

Soon after the Zoom call,
Simon, a Pittsburgh-area
high school sophomore, flew
to San Diego to perform in
front of the show’s familiar
celebrity judges; the verdict
on whether she gets a
“golden ticket” and a pass to
Hollywood Week will air on
March 14 on ABC.

And, yes, she does appear
in her high school cheer gear
in promotional photos for
Sunday’s show.

“[Auditioning] was exhil-
arating and terrifying at the
same time,” said Simon, who
performed an original compo-
sition called “Laurel Canyon”
along with singer-songwriter
Melanie’s staple “Brand New
Key.” “I was hyped up ... but I
have never been more nervous.”
Simon picked up the
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guitar around age 9 and, by
13, was performing solo sets
local clubs and arts festivals.

Sarah Aziz, the director of
the Dollar Bank Th ree Rivers
Arts Festival where Simon
performed, was captivated
by her “mature voice” and
professionalism. “When I heard Sloane,
I didn’t know her age,” Aziz
told the Pittsburgh Jewish
Chronicle in 2018. “I just heard
her and said, ‘Let’s put her
on the acoustic stage.’ Th en
she fi lled out her bio, and my
marketing director called me
and said, ‘Did you know you
programmed a 13-year-old?’”
The first original song
Simon penned was “365,” a
tribute to her mother, Robin,
who was battling cancer.

Simon’s mother not only beat
the cancer, she fl ew to San
Diego to support the younger
Simon for the “American Idol”
auditions. Simon’s publicist said
Simon had no idea how many
people were auditioning for
the “golden ticket” this season
— COVID-19 kept everyone
socially distanced and in
separate rooms.

“We were tested a lot,”
Simon said. “But we felt really
safe.” “Th e scariest part was the
fl ight,” she added, laughing.

Simon is sly about details
for her upcoming debut EP,
saying only, “I have a few songs
but I’m not spilling anything.”
She’s excited to talk,
though, about the experience
of auditioning on an interna-
tional hit music show.

“It was just an amazing
experience to be included,” she
said. “It was a fantastic college
essay.” ●
Justin Vellucci is a freelance writer
living in Pittsburgh. This story was
fi rst published by the Pittsburgh
Jewish Chronicle.

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NEWSBRIEFS British School Gives Homework Blaming Jews
for Jesus’ Death
A BRITISH EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE director
has apologized for a homework assignment in which
Jews were blamed in the killing of Jesus, JTA reported.

Chris Spolton, who runs the Topmarks site,
removed the assignment following a complaint
by a mother, Joanne Bell. Her 7-year-old son was
instructed by his religious studies teacher at school
to complete the assignment before Bell saw it and
flagged it on social media, the Daily Mail reported.

“What harm has it ever done to portray Jews as
bloodthirsty and solely responsible for the death
of the believed son of G-d, Jesus,” she tweeted
sarcastically. Spolton made the slides 20 years ago when he was
“young and naive,” he wrote to Bell, and “based on
books found in the local library.”
The school whose teacher gave the assignment also
apologized to Bell.

The toys violated eBay’s policy against products
that promote hate or violent ideologies, according
to the Jewish News. That includes anything that
promotes anti-Semitic stereotypes, as well as “histor-
ical Holocaust-related and Nazi-related items,
including reproductions, any item that is anti-Semitic
or any item from after 1933 that bears a swastika
[and] media identified as Nazi propaganda.” Nazi
German coins are an exception.

Amazon and Etsy also have removed items that
promoted anti-Semitism and conspiracy theories
following public backlash.

Deni Avdija Makes NBA’s Rising Stars Team
Israeli-born Washington Wizards rookie forward
Deni Avdija was named to the NBA’s Rising Stars
Challenge game during All-Star Weekend. The
Challenge features the league’s top 20 rookies and
second-year players, JTA reported.

Avdija, 20, who was the ninth overall pick in the
2020 draft, is averaging 6 points and 4.6 rebounds
in 21 minutes a game. He started the team’s first 16
EBay Removes Nazi Toys
Online auction giant eBay removed at least 15 games of the season, but was sidelined for three weeks
Nazi-themed toys — including SS guards and Nazi after contracting COVID-19.

“I’ve learned a lot of things, faced against a lot of
tanks — from its listings, JTA reported.

good players — all in all, it made me a better player,”
Avdija said. “I’m doing whatever I can to help the
team win and what the coach needs me to do on the
floor.” Jewish Golfers Win Back-to-Back PGA
Tournaments in February
Jewish golfers won consecutive tournaments on the
PGA Tour in February, according to the PGA website.

Daniel Berger won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
in California on Feb. 14, clinching the victory with a
31-foot eagle putt on the final hole.

A week later, Max Homa won the Genesis
Invitational in his hometown of Pacific Palisades,
California. He needed a playoff to win after a 3-foot
putt lipped out on the 18th hole.

Berger, 27, previously won the FedEx St. Jude
Classic in both 2016 and 2017 and the Charles Schwab
Challenge in 2020. He is ranked 13th in the world.

His father is former top 10 tennis pro Jay Berger.

Homa, 30, won the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s
Golf Championship in 2013 and as a pro won the 2019
Wells Fargo Championship. He is ranked 38th in the
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