ToI's weekly deep dive: Ben-Gurion pressed for female politicians; Token German Jew at 1936 Olympics; South Africa looks to Israel for water tech

?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=81479a5ab1-EMAIL_WEEKEND_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-81479a5ab1-55598597 [Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates](?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=81479a5ab1-EMAIL_WEEKEND_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-81479a5ab1-55598597) The Weekend Edition Sunday, March 11, 2018 International Women's Day [At Tel Aviv symposium, women come together to plan Israel’s feminist future]( By [Tracy Frydberg]( [For International Women's Day, NCJW and the Dafna Fund sponsor conference to reveal new study on women's status in the Holy Land -- and discuss fresh steps forward]( [On International Women’s Day, Yad Vashem launches two female-focused exhibits]( By [Tracy Frydberg]( [Ben-Gurion sought more women in government, archived letter shows]( By [TOI staff]( [Emmanuel Bloch]( [A world without women]( [Unwanted by Israel and the PA, Bedouin have nowhere to go but ‘up in the air’]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Before elected Labour leader, Corbyn was part of an anti-Semitic Facebook group]( By [Robert Philpot]( [As the party suspends members for hateful posts, a 280-page report details a slew of racist and anti-Israel material posted in the Palestine Live forum]( First-Person [When shots rang out again, we knew we had to storm the bus]( By [Mark Granat]( Start-Up Israel [As ‘Day Zero’ looms, South Africa open to Israeli water tech, researcher says]( By [Luke Tress]( [Technology from Israel could be a boon to Cape Town as reservoirs run dry, though Pretoria's hostility to Jerusalem looms over possible cooperation]( [Wisconsin looks to Israel tech to solve water pollution woes]( By [Urvashi Verma]( [In battle with shadow economy, Israel looking to cap cash payments]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( Poor Sport [How the Nazis’ token Jew turned the 1936 Berlin Olympics into a propaganda win]( By [JP O’ Malley]( [By bowing to Hitler's promise to include one Jewish athlete, new book shows, head of International Olympics Committee colluded in the Nazis' portrayal of a 'tolerant' Germany]( [German WWI pilot painted Star of David on plane to annoy future top Nazi]( By [David Sedley]( People of the Books [What the Torah talks about when it talks about food]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [In 'From Forbidden Fruit to Milk and Honey,' Diana Lipton compiles an extensive commentary on the themes of sustenance in the Bible]( [Interview / To dig up genesis of the Jewish people, a scholar goes back to the sources]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( On screen [Her marriage in crisis, director finds solace filming at Western Wall]( By [Simona Weinglass]( [Moran Ifergan’s documentary juxtaposes a personal story with larger events in Israeli society – as seen from the women’s section]( [From Sholem Aleichem to ‘Broad City,’ scholar presents tradition of Jewish humor]( By [Anne Joseph]( [Transparently delayed / Fans will have to wait another year for new season of ‘Transparent’]( By [Tracy Frydberg]( Review [David Horovitz]( [Down the street from AIPAC, ‘Sugar Man’ Rodriguez plays a shul, muses over Trump]( [Seated in front of the Ten Commandments, wearing goggles and a white straw hat, a reborn protest singer has them swaying and clapping beneath the stained glass windows]( [Netanyahu, Bush celebrate Sharansky at launch of new Jewish Agency initiative]( By [Eric Cortellessa]( Choir power [2,000 Israeli women sing Sia’s ‘Titanium’ for Women’s Day]( By [TOI staff]( [Organizers say they chose Australian singer's song due to its empowering lyrics and message -- 'women who stand together and celebrate their power']( [Chance encounter / Israeli book ‘The Coincidence Makers’ to be adapted for big screen]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Howard Feldman]( [I ate unkosher food and I’m horrified]( [A few hours before the festival of Purim began, the Johannesburg Jewish world was turned upside down. An urgent notification from the Beth Din (South Africa’s singular kashrut body) announced that the oldest and probably largest kosher caterer, Stan and Pete, had had its certification withdrawn. Food already purchased could not be used but we didn’t need to “kasher” our homes. I love good food. And I love gorgeous restaurants and beautiful wine and the ambiance and décor of establishments that make my heart smile. I have also been kosher...]( ?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=81479a5ab1-EMAIL_WEEKEND_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-81479a5ab1-55598597 [Why did I get this?]( | [Update Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( Like this newsletter? [Forward to a friend]( © 2018 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved