Russia turns on Israel * Ukraine Jews hope for Pesach miracle * Depression soars for new moms in lockdown * WWII’s greatest deception* Desalinated water to Sea of Galilee

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, April 16, 2022 [Russia hits out at Lapid for backing its suspension from UN rights council]( By [TOI staff]( [Moscow’s foreign ministry accuses FM of ‘anti-Russian attack,’ claims Israel using invasion of Ukraine to ‘distract’ from conflict with Palestinians]( [Russia slaps entry ban on Boris Johnson in retaliation for UK sanctions]( By [AFP]( [Russia said to warn US of ‘consequences’ for giving advanced armaments to Ukraine]( By [AFP]( [Yearning for freedom from Russia, Ukrainian Jews mark wartime Passover, if they can]( By [Cara Anna and OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI]( [Curfews, bombings and constant danger imperil seder gatherings for Jews remaining in conflict-torn country, even as invasion gives new meaning to ancient retelling of exodus story]( [Over 5 million have fled Ukraine since Russian invasion, UN says]( By [Robin MILLARD]( [Ukrainian woman talks of pain at watching burials of her daughter, husband on phone]( By [Evgeniy Maloletka]( [Russia hits Kyiv missile factory after its flagship is sunk]( By [DAPHNE ROUSSEAU]( [Russia says plant was used to produce Neptune cruise missiles — the type of missile reportedly used to destroy the Moskva]( [Zelensky echoes US concern that Russia may use nuclear arms]( By [AFP]( [Ukraine police find 900 bodies around Kyiv, many ‘simply executed’]( By [Adam Schreck, Robert Burns and YESICA FISCH]( [Ukrainian FM sends Passover greetings, cites Kyiv’s commitment to ‘life and freedom’]( By [TOI staff]( [Dmytro Kuleba urges unity in ‘bringing peace to Ukraine’; Biden evokes Ukrainians, all those ‘fighting for freedom’ during virtual seder as world leaders wish Jews a happy holiday]( [Israelis celebrate Passover Seder free from pandemic’s bondage]( By [TOI staff]( [White House draws on Ukraine, antisemitism fight for annual (virtual) seder]( By [Jacob Magid]( [US ‘deeply concerned’ by Jerusalem violence, urges care for Temple Mount status quo]( By [Jacob Magid]( [State Department says it will continue contact with Israeli, Palestinian officials to deescalate tensions after 185 injured in police crackdown on Muslim rioting at Al-Aqsa]( [Police arrest seven amid rioting in Arab town of Umm al-Fahm]( By [TOI staff]( [Suspect in Haifa terror stabbing said to be daughter of ex-Shin Bet informant]( By [TOI staff]( [Depression rates among pregnant women, new moms doubled during lockdown, study finds]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Researcher ‘surprised’ by the high numbers, and says that even though lockdowns seem to be behind us, it will take time for levels to get back to normal]( Top Ops [Tanya Borodina]( [This year, I am a refugee spending a joyful Passover in Berlin. Next year in Kharkiv.]( [We dream the war will soon end – I want to see and hug my husband, wipe away his tears and say everything will be fine: We are all alive.]( [Lev Stesin]( [Russia: On the run from history]( [The country has a long history of being let off the hook despite committing heinous acts. With its barbaric attack on Ukraine, the jig is finally up]( [Behind new film ‘Operation Mincemeat,’ the true story of WWII’s greatest deception]( By [Robert Philpot]( [Out Friday, the movie tells how Britain used the body of a dead vagrant to trick Hitler into dropping Nazi defenses in Sicily, enabling its capture and turning the tide of the war]( [To combat climate threats, Israel to top off Sea of Galilee with desalinated water]( By [Daniella Cheslow]( [Freshwater lake depleted by droughts, rising temperatures and over-pumping, but authorities hope project will help keep reservoir full, while boosting ties with thirsty neighbors]( [TikTok rabbi seeks to make Ukrainian Jewish refugees comfortable in Moldova]( By [Jacob Judah]( [‘We are trying to create the most normal place possible,’ Shimshon Izakson says of relief efforts, as he explains his drive to connect young and Russian-speaking Jews to religion]( [Heirs of man murdered by Nazis sue Israel Museum for rare medieval haggadah]( By [Asaf Shalev]( [Museum denies ‘The Birds’ Head Haggadah’ belongs to progeny of Ludwig Marum, arguing his daughter wanted it on display; family disputes claim]( [Yamina’s Kara says rebel MK Silman was snared by Likud, alternate coalition futile]( By [TOI staff]( [Lawmaker says he would have been interested in forming a right-wing coalition but no such option exists and further resignations will spark elections, which he vows to prevent]( [Bat Sheva Marcus resigns from seminary board in wake of harassment allegations]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [Affair has roiled the liberal US Modern Orthodox community]( [CRM]( [Matzah pajamas are the latest trend in a long history of US Jewish branding]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg]( [Like many others, American Jews were influenced by their new home country’s penchant for consumerism – but being a niche market has also helped preserve their cultural identity]( More Headlines [French prosecutors indict 2 men for assaulting a Jew who died fleeing attackers]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Man shot dead in Jaffa in a suspected murder]( By [TOI staff]( [Top cop’s car flips en route to seder, two passengers lightly hurt]( By [TOI staff]( [Gerda Weissmann Klein, who wrote book on surviving the Holocaust, dies at 97]( By [ANITA SNOW]( [Texts with a difference / National library puts rare, historic haggadahs online]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg]( [Polish journalist quits after paper rejects ‘neo-Nazi’ term for Ukrainian militia]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Lebanon ready to work with Cyprus, but not Israel, on offshore gas]( By [MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS]( [Liz Sheridan, Jerry’s doting mom on ‘Seinfeld,’ dies at 93]( By [AP]( [The daily edition]() [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? 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