Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward Lag B’Omer is traditionally a day of weddings but now there’s social distancing
(JTA) — In late April, police in London and Chicago broke up splashy Jewish weddings that far exceeded the number of people allowed under social distancing rules. Since then, no weddings have made the Jewish news — but that could change in the next day. That’s because tonight begins Lag b’Omer, a holiday when observant Jews get…
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Fast Forward Kosher meals now available as part of NYC’s hunger relief efforts
(JTA) — New York City is now distributing kosher food through the meals program launched to keep city residents fed during the current coronavirus-induced upheaval. The city began giving out three meals a day to children and their family members after schools closed in mid-March. In early April, the city began offering the meals to…
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Fast Forward Ramah in the Rockies avoids layoffs after receiving federal grant
(JTA) — The staff at Ramah in the Rockies got a rare bit of good news on Tuesday: Just days after applying for a grant designed to help small businesses weather the coronavirus-induced financial crisis, the Jewish summer camp had been approved. The organization had applied for the grant, made available as part of the…
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News Aron Halpern, 90, survived the Holocaust and thrived in the United States
Editor’s note: The Forward, in collaboration with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Jewish media outlets around the world, is sharing obituaries of people in the Jewish community who have died from the coronavirus or ensuing complications. Learn more here. (JTA) — Aron Halpern barely survived the Holocaust before making his way to the United States,…
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Fast Forward Headquarters of Chabad movement, iconic ‘770’ building, closes for first time
The international Chabad movement, one of modern Judaism’s most powerful forces for the dissemination of Jewish culture and practice, has closed its iconic headquarters for the first time, citing the spread of coronavirus and the illness of residents in its Crown Heights, Brooklyn neighborhood. The closure happened “in accordance with the order of the rabbis…
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Fast Forward In a reversal, Jewish Agency sending teen emissaries back to Israel, to quarantine
(JTA) — Earlier this week, the Jewish Agency for Israel said it was committed to keeping its emissaries in the United States, even as other groups brought theirs home amid the rising coronavirus crisis. But on Friday morning, with schools and synagogues across the country shuttering in an effort to curb the disease’s spread, the…
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Fast Forward Rome’s Jewish community: Coronavirus is the worst situation we’ve faced since WWII
(JTA) — Rome’s Jewish community is in a “state of complete uncertainty” amid Italy’s coronavirus crisis, according to its president. “We are a proud and ancient community in the midst of the worst situation we have faced since World War II,” the president of Rome’s Jewish community, Ruth Durgello, said in a press release distributed…
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Fast Forward Thousands of Israelis in the US called home as coronavirus restrictions tighten
NEW YORK (JTA) — Purim celebrations at Oakland Hebrew Day School on Tuesday included a surprise, un-festive addition: farewells to two young Israeli women whose work in the Northern California school was being cut short by the global coronavirus pandemic. The women were assigned to work at the school as part of their national service,…
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