Sharansky on Gorbachev * At work on a powerful opioid antidote * Found in a UK well: Medieval antisemitism victims * Israeli schools ready for Ukrainian, Russian influx

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Presented by [OurCrowd]( [Sharansky: Gorbachev wouldn’t have released Soviet Jews if not for global pressure]( By [Jeremy Sharon]( [Former prisoner of Zion praises late Soviet leader for freeing Jewish prisoners but says his policy was driven by the cost to the Soviet Union, not sympathy]( [Jewish groups mourn Gorbachev as man who freed Soviet Jewry]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Israeli leaders eulogize ‘brave’ and ‘visionary’ Gorbachev]( By [Ash Obel and Agencies]( [IDF suspends training after soldier dies in ‘rare’ tank accident in Golan Heights]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Sgt. Eitan Fichman found unconscious in unsafe area of tank that crew is prohibited from entering while systems are on; declared dead by medics who came to take him for treatment]( [Treasury, teachers union reach wage deal to avert strike at start of school year]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [New teachers to receive NIS 9,000 a month under agreement, principals to start at NIS 19,000; vacation schedule to be changed]( [Jerusalem schools begin teaching spoken Arabic to reduce east-west divide]( By [Ash Obel]( [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug. 31: Schools avoid strike; where to put Israel’s homeless?]( By [TOI staff]( FROM OUR SPONSOR [OurCrowd launches $30 million FoodTech investment fund]( [Amy Teibel]( [Innovation can help ease looming food shortages worldwide, says OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved]( Interview [Luke Tress]( [Narcan inventor developing new overdose treatment to combat fentanyl scourge]( [Researcher Roger Crystal’s company Opiant is working on a more powerful opioid antidote as US deaths surge]( Analysis [Ron Kampeas]( [Gorbachev first seemed regressive, but ultimately opened the gates for Jews to leave]( [The numbers allowed to exit actually fell at the start of his rule. But he wound up approving the exodus of millions, freeing refuseniks, ending restrictions on religious worship]( [Obituary / Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, dies at 91]( By [Jim Heintz]( [‘Man of peace’: World leaders hail ‘one-of-a-kind’ Gorbachev]( By [AFP]( [DNA analysis suggests bodies found in UK well are victims of 1190 antisemitic attack]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Study published in scientific journal uses radiocarbon dating and genome sequencing, comparing to genetic data from modern Jews, to match remains to medieval massacre in Norwich]( Live updates [LIVE: Gantz sanctions 20 people and companies acting as front for Hamas money laundering]( By [TOI staff]( [Families now slated to attend 50th-anniversary commemoration ceremony of Olympic terror attack that left 11 Israeli athletes dead; reports say families to get 28 million euros]( [Israeli schools ready for influx of Ukrainian, Russian immigrants as opening nears]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [With limited Hebrew and traumas from war, over 2,600 refugee children prepare to face their next challenge: the Israeli education system]( [Ahead of school year, most new Ukrainian and Russian immigrant kids not enrolled]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Iran demands ‘stronger US guarantees’ in nuclear deal]( By [Amy Spiro]( [In Moscow, FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian calls for end to IAEA’s ‘politically motivated probes,’ highlighting key sticking point in ongoing negotiations]( [Explainer / How is this Iran deal different from the last one, and what’s holding it up?]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [US says Iran seized and then released American sea drone in Persian Gulf]( By [Jon Gambrell]( [Schools avoid strike; where to put Israel’s homeless?]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops [Kally Rubin Kislowicz]( [Turning the other cheek]( [Shopping for bookshelves and bar mitzvah attire in Israel reminds me how wonderful it is to be among my people (unlike my kids’ road-trip Israeli playlist!)]( [David Breakstone]( [‘Not my Jewish state’]( [I’m sure Herzl would be disappointed with our version of his dream – and also sure he wouldn’t give up on the ideal society he thought we’d need to survive]( [Families say Meron probe findings send ‘clear message’ but don’t address their needs]( By [TOI staff]( [Attorney representing some of the victims’ relatives the ‘writing was on the wall,’ after probe finds senior officials, including Netanyahu, likely responsible for disaster]( [Meron inquest finds Netanyahu, top cop Shabtai likely responsible for disaster]( By [Ash Obel]( [NYPD to up patrols around Williamsburg synagogues amid rise in antisemitic attacks]( By [Jacob Henry]( [‘It is believed these victims were targeted because they’re Jewish,’ police commissioner says, in press conference at site where suspect allegedly slapped Haredi man days earlier]( [New York police announce hate crimes arrests for series of attacks on Jews]( By [Luke Tress]( [Campus police probing antisemitic banners at UC Davis as ‘hate incident’]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg]( [Lung fluid may provide basis for cancer-treating vaccines: Israeli research]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Scientists say specific proteins found in lung fluid could theoretically be used to develop new methods for diagnosing and possibly treating cancer]( [Police suspect bride fled with groom to West Bank after raid on wedding]( By [TOI staff]( [Woman believed to violate house arrest after her betrothed, suspected of illegal possession of weapons, ran away from authorities at ceremony]( [IDF arrests 3 Palestinians for shooting attacks near West Bank town]( By [Ash Obel]( [High Court rejects Palestinian detainee’s appeal, urges him to end hunger strike]( By [Agencies]( [CRM]( [Jews now a 47% minority in Israel and the territories, demographer says]( By [TOI staff]( [Arnon Soffer says proportion of Jews between Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River lower than widely believed when non-citizens are taken into account]( [Giant prehistoric elephant tusk uncovered in southern Israel]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Academics seek to study rare find to learn about significance of such remains in early human culture; Antiquities Authority says fossil will go on display after preservation]( [Tapping into boutique hotel trend, Isrotel trades beach-bumming for urban energy]( By [Danielle Nagler]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Novak Djokovic to headline Tel Aviv tournament after US Open withdrawal]( By [Ash Obel and AP]( [‘Triangle of Sadness’ actor, model Charlbi Dean, dies at 32]( By [Agencies]( [Jonathan Pollard endorses Shaked, then retracts support hours later]( By [Tobias Siegal and Amy Spiro]( [Lapid set for official state visit to Germany next month]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Russian Jewish politician jailed for comparing Stalin to Hitler]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Former MK’s offer of joint Knesset run rebuffed by social media activist party head]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [UN rights chief accuses Israel of ‘trying to hide’ by blocking monitors’ access]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [IAEA inspectors head to Russian-held Ukrainian nuclear plant]( By [Dmytro Gorshkov]( [Yeshiva University petitions Supreme Court to block recognition of campus LGBTQ club]( By [Luke Tress]( [Tunisian chief rabbi demands justice after apparent antisemitic axe murder in France]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [2nd Saudi woman jailed for decades for social media posts — rights group]( By [Haitham el-Tabei]( [Shiite cleric’s supporters heed call to leave streets after deadly Iraq unrest]( By [SAMYA KULLAB and Qassim Abdul-Zahra]( [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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