Facebook map shows Lakewood, an Orthodox stronghold in New Jersey, spreading coronavirus
“There is a special place in hell for the small minority that do this during this crisis,” Gov. Phil Murphy said of anti-Semitic scapegoating.
For Italian Jews, the ‘smell of death’ is all around
The community is hurting, but it has also taken to videostreaming information and messages of support to combat the overwhelming anxiety.
In Paris, a pillar of Jewish education dies from coronavirus
Andre Touboul, a Chabad rabbi who led one of France’s most prestigious high schools, was 64 and in good health when he died unexpectedly.
Antwerp Jewish community braces for 85% infection rate, hundreds of deaths
The higher estimate is based on the frequent interaction among members in the tightly knit, mostly Orthodox community.
Former leader of Milan Jewish community dies of coronavirus
Michele Sciama was 79 and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Drop ‘Hunters,’ head of Spielberg’s Holocaust foundation tells Amazon
“Hunters” provides “ammunition to those who seek to deny the truth” about the genocide, the British Holocaust scholar Stephen Smith wrote.
Jared Kushner relative solicits coronavirus tips for him on Facebook
“I have direct channel to person now in charge at White House,” Kurt Kloss, whose daughter is married to the White House adviser’s brother, wrote.
US court orders deportation of ex-concentration camp guard
“I was 19 years old, I was ordered to go there,” Friedrich Karl Berger said during his immigration court hearing in Memphis.
Bride’s brother brings a llama to wedding wearing a tuxedo, kippah
“He has been reminding me of this probably twice a week for the last five years,” the bride said.
Israeli chief rabbi: Stop kissing mezuzahs to lower coronavirus risk
Meanwhile, the Conference of European Rabbis in a list of directives encouraged congregants to wash their hands and avoid kissing Torah scrolls.
