As Yarden Garzon stepped on the Xfinity Center court for her first game as a Maryland Terrapin, a single Israeli flagged waved in the first row of the stands. Garzon, born and raised in Raanana in central Israel, has staved off loneliness and despair half a world away from her twin sister and the family she adores during a terrifying two-year war.
Israeli college star balances basketball with concern for family back home
