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Netflix tells tale of 7 siblings who miraculously survived the Holocaust to restart life in US

19 hours ago | timesofisrael.com | Renee Ghert-Zand

The SS Marine Flasher was the first ship to bring Holocaust survivors and displaced persons to the United States after World War II. The seven Weber siblings were among the 867 refugees who sailed on the ship’s first crossing in May 1946 from Bremerhaven, Germany, to New York. The immigrants’ emotional arrival at New York Harbor was captured on film. However, the children, ages six to 17, drew particular attention from reporters and news photographers.
Daily Briefing Apr. 23: Day 565 - Why pope's final Gaza statements won't heal rift with Israel

1 day ago | timesofisrael.com | Amanda Borschel-Dan |Lazar Berman

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Diplomatic reporter Lazar Bermanjoins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke via phone on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump. Following the conversation, the American leader said that the pair “are on the same side of every issue.” So what were the issues discussed?
Herzog to travel to Poland with 10 freed hostages to attend March of the Living

1 day ago | timesofisrael.com | Lazar Berman

President Isaac Herzog will depart for Poland tomorrow to take part in the annual March of the Living at the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, along with 10 Israelis freed from captivity in Gaza. Herzog will be joined by liberated hostages Eli Sharabi, Hagar Brodutch, Almog Meir Jan, Moran Stella Yanai, Gadi Moses, Keith Siegel, Chen Goldstein Almog, Raaya Rotem, Agam Berger, and Ori Megidish, according to the President’s Residence.
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1 day ago | timesofisrael.com | Renee Ghert-Zand |Toby Axelrod |Stuart Winer |Kirsten Grieshaber

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Israeli official says no decision yet on whether Gaza aid deliveries will be resumed

1 day ago | timesofisrael.com | Lazar Berman

After reports of a bitter fight in last night’s security cabinet meeting between IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich over the distribution of humanitarian aid to Gaza, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel that “no decision has been made on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.”“The political echelon instructed the defense establishment and the IDF to deny Hamas control over humanitarian aid and any situation that could develop,” says the official.
Clothing historian stitches together Holocaust history by focusing on 'women's work'

1 day ago | timesofisrael.com | Renee Ghert-Zand

Interview'Domestic life was thoroughly destroyed in the Holocaust' Nonfiction ‘Four Red Sweaters’ tells wartime stories of four young Jewish women while examining larger questions such as Nazis’ circular economy and perpetrator psychology Lucy Adlington’s new work of narrative nonfiction traces the fates of four red sweaters and the teenagers and young women who either made or wore them during the Holocaust. Charting the sweaters’ journeys allows the clothes historian and author to unravel...
Foreign Ministry deletes X post expressing sorrow over pope's death

1 day ago | timesofisrael.com | Lazar Berman

The Foreign Ministry erases a post on its official X account expressing sorrow over the death of Pope Francis. “Rest in peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing,” read the post. It was taken down hours later, and diplomatic missions around the world were ordered to take down any similar posts and not to sign condolence books in Vatican embassies, the Ynet news site reports. Israelis diplomats are furious at the decision and the damage it caused.
IDF destroys dozens of Gaza construction vehicles it says used for terror activities

1 day ago | timesofisrael.com | Emanuel Fabian |Lazar Berman

The Israel Defense Forces carried out a series of strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and on Tuesday morning, attacking terror infrastructure and also targeting and destroying some 40 construction vehicles in the Gaza Strip, which the IDF said were used by Hamas for terror activities. The action came as Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defense agency said Israeli air strikes killed at least 26 people across the territory.
Pope Francis cared deeply about Holy Land, Jews, but left 'sour taste' after Oct. 7

2 days ago | timesofisrael.com | Lazar Berman

Analysis Scholars of Catholic-Jewish relations remember the pontiff’s warmth humility; late Church leader made important strides in ties, but lacked a core understanding of Jews’ concerns With his death at age 88 after 12 years as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis was remembered by experts on Jewish-Catholic relations for his compassion and personal humility, as well as his work to continue the path of his predecessors on ties with Jewish leaders. At the same time, some noted...
Security cabinet to discuss hostage talks, possible expansion of Gaza campaign, official says

2 days ago | timesofisrael.com | Lazar Berman

Members of the security cabinet will hear updates on hostage talks during the meeting tonight, a senior Israeli official tells Channel 13. They will also discuss the possibility of expanding the military campaign in Gaza, says the outlet. The campaign is designed to pressure Hamas into accepting Israeli demands for a new hostage release deal.