?? Israel reached a ceasefire with militant groups in the Gaza Strip Saturday night after five days of fighting killed at least 33 in Gaza and wounded at least 147. On Sunday, Israel re-opened shuttered border crossings to allow Gaza to receive fuel and other necessities. (Haaretz)
? Also in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to dramatically increase funding for Haredi areas sparked backlash. Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak said on Twitter that the budget proposal, which would allocate hundreds of millions of extra shekels to Orthodox-run institutions, was part of a “campaign of destruction” that would severely damage the Israeli economy. (Haaretz)
? A 17-year-old migrant died in a Tampa-area shelter operated by Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services. The Honduran boy arrived at the shelter, which is unlicensed and operates without state oversight, on May 5. Sandy Brahman, the nonprofit’s CEO, declined to speak to reporters about the incident, but said the organization is “devastated.” (Tampa Bay Times)
? A spokesman for the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum said an ice-cream truck that opened this month just outside the gates of the former concentration camp is an example of “aesthetic tastelessness” and “disrespect.” Separately, the museum is working to conserve the shoes of 8,000 children who were murdered in the camp. (JTA, Associated Press)
❗ Peru’s former First Lady Eliane Karp fled to Israel last week after her husband, former Prime Minister Alejandro Toledo, was imprisoned on charges that he accepted bribes while in office. Karp is wanted in a separate embezzlement case; Israel does not have an extradition agreement with Peru. (Haaretz)
? Months after cutting ties with rapper Kanye West, Adidas will sell its stock of excess Yeezy shoes and donate the proceeds. The company, which dropped West, now legally known as Ye, following his spate of antisemitic outbursts last fall, estimates that it has lost revenue on $1.3 billion worth of Yeezy inventory. Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden said the profits would go to organizations that were “hurt by Kanye’s statements,” but did not respond to requests to clarify what that meant. (JTA)
? Fragments of a handwritten Maimonides manuscript was discovered in a library at Cambridge University. The 12th-century document was found in the university’s collection of materials taken from the Cairo Genizah. (University of Cambridge)
Mazel tov ➤ To our staff writer Louis Keene, senior contributing columnist Rob Eshman and contributing critic Simi Horwitz, who are finalists for this year’s L.A. Press Club Awards.
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