Shira Hanau, JTA
The Jewish Faucis: Orthodox Doctors Battle COVID — and Disinformation — in Orthodox Communities
October 27, 2020
Orthodox doctors living in Orthodox communities have served in a number of new roles over the course of the past six months — providing medical guidance to COVID patients far beyond the confines of their day jobs, advising on quarantine procedures and shaping policies for camps and schools to reopen.
Mob of Orthodox Protesters in Brooklyn Corners a Journalist Accused of Informing on His Community
October 8, 2020
Jacob Kornbluh, a Chasidic Jew and a political reporter at Jewish Insider, said in a tweet that he was “brutally assaulted.”
NY Governor Imposes New Rules on Houses of Worship, Schools and Essential Businesses
October 6, 2020
“This is about mass gatherings and one of the prime places of mass gatherings are houses of worship,” Cuomo said.
Schools in Kiryas Joel, Upstate NY Hasidic Enclave, to Be Shuttered Amid 27.6% COVID Positivity Rate
October 6, 2020
The community has been experiencing a major outbreak of COVID-19 for weeks.
Major Satmar Hasidic Leader Critically Ill With COVID-19
October 1, 2020
Rispler has long been one of the community’s most important leaders and a major donor to Satmar institutions.
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