Iran, China sign huge 25-year deal, could reshape region * Last Auschwitz ’dressmaker’ dies * Anti-PM camp seeks ’gov’t of healing’ * Seder in I srael: Freedom from virus

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, March 27, 2021 Presented by My Jewish Learning [Iran, China sign huge 25-year strategic deal; could reduce US regional influence]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Beijing to invest $400 billion in Iran in exchange for oil, report says; agreement will strengthen military ties and may undermine US leverage in Middle East]( [US official: It doesn’t matter ‘who goes first’ in return to Iran nuclear deal]( By [TOI staff]( Holocaust [Sewing for survival: The last of Auschwitz’s forgotten ‘dressmakers’ dies]( By [Matt Lebovic]( [Final member of death camp’s ‘sewing circle’ dies of COVID-related complications; high-profile book based on women’s experiences to be published in September]( [Berlin museum to receive large art donation, including Holocaust-related works]( By [TOI staff]( [1-year ‘government of healing’ mooted by anti-Netanyahu bloc, but huge obstacles]( By [TOI staff]( [Plan would see Lapid and Bennett rotate premiership, Haredim joining later; Yamina, New Hope must first agree to tacit Arab party backing; Bennett said insisting on being PM first]( From My Jewish Learning [A unique new series about anti-Semitism]( [New from My Jewish Learning, “The Longest Hatred” is a must-read for anyone concerned about the rise in anti-Semitic acts. Sign up now.]( [Bidens issue Passover statement likening Exodus to emergence from pandemic]( By [TOI staff]( [US president amends traditional holiday refrain: ‘Not only next year in Jerusalem, but next year in person’]( [Boris Johnson wishes British Jews a happy Passover in Yiddish-flecked message]( By [Shira Hanau]( [UK Labour leader says he’s pleased with party’s progress against anti-Semtism]( By [TOI staff]( [World-famous chef Shalom Kadosh seriously wounded in attempted robbery]( By [TOI staff]( [Culinary artist known for preparing meals for heads of state falls, hits head hard while chasing man who snatched his wallet at a Jerusalem gas station]( inside story [Theo Canter]( [The other Sarajevo Haggadah — a Ladino communist musical Passover parody]( [Written in 1944 by Shalom Altarac, the often humorous ‘Partisan Haggadah’ is rooted in the bloody resistance against the Axis powers and joins a long tradition of haggadah parody]( [Craving the cardboard / Why Jews in former Soviet Union eat most matzah per capita]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Israel ranks 5th in Bloomberg world COVID resilience tracker]( By [TOI staff]( [With ‘lightning-fast vaccination drive,’ Israel makes entry to top of tracking platform that assesses how global economies are handling pandemic]( [For Israelis, this year, Passover marks a celebration of freedom from virus]( By [Ilan Ben Zion]( Inside story [Jacob Magid]( [Did the US downgrade its Palestinian ties by ‘upgrading’ its Jerusalem mission?]( [The Trump administration said merging the capital’s consulate into the embassy was more efficient. But diplomats claim it badly hampered their ability to reach out to Palestinians]( Top Ops [Esther Sperber]( [This year, I learned the pain and beauty of praying outside]( [Even as the temperatures dropped, our need for community is so fundamental that our numbers have grown]( [Ari Perl]( [Pyramids are not the answer]( [Passover presents a different model of leadership, all of us as ’a nation of priests.’ Let us also choose to be a nation of healers]( [CRM]( Israel Travels [Ancient charm is revived in Beersheba’s new Old City]( By [Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am]( [Artistic, cultural and commercial renewal sprout from longstanding Ottoman institutions, making biblical Abraham’s one-time hometown an oasis of tourism in the Negev Desert]( [Poland to allow in Israeli travelers without need for quarantine]( By [TOI staff]( [Vaccinated tourists or those with negative tests up to 48 hours before arrival will be let in; Greece, Cyprus also to welcome Israelis more freely]( [Vaccinated Israelis allowed to visit Sinai starting Tuesday]( By [TOI staff]( Photo Essay [A peak into the world’s largest private collection of antique Haggadahs]( By [Gabe Friedman]( [CRM]( [Plan takes shape to use the tide to refloat ship blocking Suez Canal]( By [SAM MAGDY]( [After dislodge efforts fail, new bid set for Saturday; at least 20 ships carrying livestock held up; Japanese owners ‘apologize for the tremendous trouble’]( [Another attempt to refloat megaship blocking Egypt’s Suez Canal fails]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Taiwan’s small Jewish community gears up for big Passover party — sans masks]( By [Gabe Friedman]( More Headlines [Over 200 scholars say backing Israel boycotts is not anti-Semitic]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Virtual celebrity Passover event to auction off matzah-themed NFT artwork]( By [Gabe Friedman]( [US Republican effort to tighten voting rules sparks outcry, racism accusations]( By [Elodie Cuzin]( [Brooklyn Hasidic rabbi said under investigation over alleged child marriages]( By [Shira Hanau]( [Netanyahu, Putin among world leaders invited by Biden to global climate talks]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Brazilian president’s adviser accused of making white supremacist sign]( By [JTA]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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