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What Matters Most On Friday, March 26, 2021

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Judi Dench as 'Miss Rocholl 'in 'Six Minutes to Midnight.' (Courtesy of IFC Films)

From 1932-1939, AVC was a Nazi school for girls ages 16-21

Forgotten pre-war Nazi girls school on UK coast inspires chilling new spy film

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Eddie Izzard co-writes and stars in ‘Six Minutes to Midnight,’ screening from March 26, set in Bexhill-on-Sea, where daughters of Hitler’s officers studied to gain soft power

(New faces in the 24th Knesset, from top left) Religious Zionism's Itamar Ben Gvir, Avi Maoz, Simcha Rothman and Michal Woldiger; Yamina's Amichai Chikli, Alon Davidi, Nir Orbach and Abir Kara; Likud's Galit Distal; Yesh Atid's Ron Katz and Nira Shafek; Labor's Efrat Raitman, Gilad Kariv, Emilie Moatti and Ibtisam Mara’ana; and Meretz's Renawi Zoabi (Photo credits: Flash90 / Courtesy)

Who's who, who's new

Reform rabbi, Kahanist agitator, firebrand writer: The new Knesset’s 16 rookies

By Raoul Wootliff and Jacob Magid

Lawmakers from no fewer than 13 different parties have made it into the 24th parliament. This is who the 120 are, with a focus on the fresh faces

A campaign poster of Likud's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, March 21, 2021. (Shir Torem/Flash90)

Election results show Likud shed votes in traditional strongholds

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters on the night of the Israeli elections, at the party's headquarters in Jerusalem, March 24, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Seeking extra seat, Likud team said hunting for forged Arab votes, discrepancies

By Raoul Wootliff

A large Israeli flag is carried during a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu In Jerusalem, Saturday, March. 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Op-ed: 2021 elections

Israeli politics has now moved from farcical to surreal; insanity is looming

Our electoral system is dysfunctional; our democracy is holding firm, for now

Yisrael Beytenu leader Avidgor Liberman (L) talks with then-Blue and White No. 2 Yair Lapid in the cafeteria of the Knesset on October 3, 2019. (Raoul Wootliff/Times of Israel)

Lapid, Liberman discuss replacing PM; Bennett talks to parties on right and left

New Hope MK: Likud representatives offered me ‘half a kingdom’ to defect; Joint List MK: We won’t cooperate with anti-Netanyahu bloc for free

MK Yifat Shasha-Biton in 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

New Hope No. 2 says Likud offered her Education Ministry to defect

Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman speaks to Israelis around Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv on March 23, 2021. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Liberman seeks support for bill barring Netanyahu from forming government

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.

An Israeli cast his vote in the general election, in Kafr Manda, northern Israel, on March 23, 2021. (Jamal Awad/FLASH90)

Analysis

Haviv Rettig Gur

Is a fifth election now a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Israel’s leaders can form a government and end the deadlock. All they need is a bit of trust and a willingness to compromise. Or: Why another snap election is inevitable

Election workers count ballots in Jerusalem on March 25, 2021. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)

4th time’s not the charm: With all ballots tallied, Netanyahu again falls short

US second gentleman Doug Emhoff and US Vice President Kamala Harris make a Passover statement, March 25, 2021. (Screenshot/YouTube)

Doug Emhoff hosts the White House’s first online Passover seder

US second gentleman shares anecdotes about his Jewish upbringing, delivers a message about the role of women in the bible during holiday event

Rabbi Dr. Alona Lisitsa and Rabbi Dr. Dalia Marx, the editors of the new Israeli Reform movement prayer book, 'Tefilat HaAdam.' (Omri Stark)

Times Will Tell

Podcast: Rabbi, is there a blessing for coming out of the closet? There is now

A new Israeli Reform prayer book, ‘Tefillat HaAdam,’ includes inclusive communal rituals and breaks down as many gender barriers as the Hebrew language allows

Why did Moses survive?

Did the daughter of Pharaoh save the Israelite baby out of natural compassion or because a miracle compelled her to do so?

The Passover sacrifice of Temple times holds life lessons for today

Here are 14 ways to extrapolate from the obscure details of the holiday’s animal offering and improve our own behavior

As restrictions eased, Israelis prep for Passover not so different to all others

Stores jam-packed as shoppers gather supplies ahead of the Sabbath and festival; gatherings of up to 50 people permitted outdoors, in stark contrast to last year

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein attend the arrival of the DHL freight plane transporting the first batch of Pfizer vaccines landing at Ben Gurion Airport on December 9 2020. (Marc Israel Sellem/ POOL)

Ministers said asked to okay $2.1 billion for more vaccines, keep lid on matter

Israelis walk in Jerusalem on March 21, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Virus czar: Soon, Israelis may not have to wear masks outdoors

Esther and Jonathan Pollard overlooking Jerusalem in March 2021. (Screen capture/Israel Hayom)

Pollard claims Jews ‘will always have dual loyalty,’ whether they know it or not

Convicted spy laments US Jews see themselves as more American than Jewish, suggests he’d counsel Jew working in American security apparatus to spy for Israel even now

Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas at the Islamist party's campaign headquarters in the northern city of Tamra, on March 23, 2021. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Explainer

How Islamist Ra’am broke Arab politics and may win the keys to the government

Mansour Abbas has been controversial among Arab Israelis for his willingness to work with PM Benjamin Netanyahu. But his Tuesday electoral win proves he has considerable support

Illustrative: A container ship at the Ashdod port (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Iran blamed as Israeli-owned ship said hit by missile near Oman

By Lazar Berman

None hurt on container ship Lori as vessel continues on its way to India; incident latest in series of alleged Iranian and Israeli strikes on ships

AnalysisIran showing increasing nerve as fight with Israel spreads to the sea

By Lazar Berman

In this Aug. 22, 2020 file photo, tribesmen loyal to Houthi rebels raise their weapons during a protest against the agreement to establish diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP/Hani Mohammed, File)

Saudi Arabia blames Iran-backed rebels after armed drones ignite fuel tank

By Jon Gambrell

A Palestinian pupil walks past United Nations Relief and Works Agency, (UNRWA) and USAID humanitarian aid, on June 6, 2010 in the Shatie refugee camp in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

In first under Biden, US announces $15 million in aid for Palestinians

Envoy delivers news in her 1st address at Security Council monthly briefing on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, during which she laments that same attention not given to other issues

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., questions State Department Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon, Jr., as he testifies at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 5, 2016. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Bipartisan group of US senators call on Biden to take tough stance against Iran

Two Jewish men make their way home from the Synagogue on the first day of Rosh Hashanah on September 18, 2020 in Gateshead, United Kingdom. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images/via JTA)

Newcastle’s traditional Jewish community is shrinking, but Reform is on the rise

Steele Robbins as Donny in "Donny's Bar Mitzvah." (The Circle Collective via JTA)

Film review

‘Donny’s Bar Mitzvah’ wants to be the raunchiest Jewish movie ever

By Stephen Silver

The scene of a collision between two trains in Egypt, March 26, 2020 (Screen grab/Twitter)

At least 32 killed, 66 injured when two trains collide in Egypt

By AFP and ToI Staff

Dozens of ambulances on the scene in Tahta district of Sohag province, south of Cairo; Israeli embassy sends condolences to victims’ families

Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, that is wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway is seen March 26, 2021 (AP Photo/Mohamed Elshahed)

Egypt welcomes international help in race to dislodge vessel blocking Suez Canal

This photo released by the Suez Canal Authority on March 25, 2021, shows two tugboats next to the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, after it become wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway from another vessel (Suez Canal Authority via AP)

ExplainerHow the Suez Canal blockage could hit product supply chains

By DAVID KOENIG and CHRIS RUGABER

More Headlines

Yarin Sherf, suspected of raping a 13-year-old girl at a quarantine hotel, seen in an online video (via Facebook)

Charge upgraded to rape for man accused of assaulting 13-year-old girl

By Stuart Winer

Illustrative: A medical assistant prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 22, 2021. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Pfizer launches vaccine trials for kids younger than 12

Israeli fans cheer before the World Cup 2022 group F qualifying soccer match between Israel and Denmark in Tel Aviv, March 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli men’s soccer team loses to Denmark in World Cup qualifier in Tel Aviv

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Steven M. Cohen served as research professor of Jewish social policy at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and director of the Berman Jewish Policy Archive at Stanford University. (Forward via JTA)

500 Jewish clergy pan comeback attempt of academic accused of sexual misconduct

Palestinians receive COVID-19 vaccine in the West Bank city of Hebron, March 25, 2021. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

High Court petition demands Israel supply West Bank, Gaza with virus vaccines

US President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden doubles vaccine pledge, says he plans to run again in 2024

By Jerome Cartillier and Shaun Tandon

A screenshot from the viral video of Chacarita fans chanting an anti-Semitic line shows them marching near a bonfire on the street. (via JTA)

Anger after Argentine soccer fans chant about ‘killing the Jews to make soap’

By JTA

Jessica Walter attends the LA Premiere of 'Arrested Development' Season Five in Los Angeles, May 17, 2018. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Jessica Walter, Jewish actress known for ‘Arrested Development’ role, dies at 80

University of Bristol sociologist David Miller in a video uploaded February 15, 2020. (Screen capture/YouTube)

UK police: Academic calling Jewish students ‘pawns’ of Israel may be hate crime

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Seth Rogen arrives at the premiere of "Good Boys" on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Say uncleSpielberg casts Seth Rogen to play his ‘favorite uncle’ in semi-biopic

By Gabe Friedman

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