This is the Forward’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its affect on Jewish communities around the world.
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Community Noah knew what it was like to shelter in place
Noah knows what it’s like to quarantine. In the most obvious and perhaps even absurd way, Noah understands what it means to be trapped inside with the entire family and all of the world’s animals (Hey, we could have it worse, right?). He knows what it feels like to gather what you need, go inside,…
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Life Everyday heroes: care and computers in the era of coronavirus
The Forward asked readers to tell us about the “everyday heroes” in their lives, people extraordinary things in this extraordinary time. These are just some of the stories we heard. If you know someone acting heroically right now, let us know — we’ll be adding to the collection in the coming days. She’s staying calm…
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Fast Forward Underground Satmar yeshivas sanctioned by administrators, recordings reveal
Read this article in Yiddish. A principal at United Talmudical Academy, a complex of schools serving the ultra-Orthodox Satmar community, told a teacher to hold classes in person despite coronavirus social distancing orders, according to a school answering machine recording from last week. In the recording, the teacher, a man identified as Mr. Weiss, tells…
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News Covid-19 endangers Madrid’s Jewish life
At 8 p.m. on April 9, Igor García, a young Venezuelan violinist, stepped on to his balcony in Madrid and played “Hatikvah,” the Israeli national anthem. The beautiful rendition received an ovation from his neighbors, and a video of the performance went viral. Garcia, who is not Jewish, said he always felt a strong connection…
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Fast Forward Study casts doubt on efficacy of malaria drug touted by Trump, Hasidic doctor
An anti-malaria drug touted by both President Trump and a Hasidic doctor in upstate New York as an important tool in the fight against coronavirus was found in a new study to offer no benefit to hospitalized Covid-19 patients. The study, with 368 patients, is the largest done so far on the drug, hydroxychloroquine. The…
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Opinion Letter | Summer camp can wait this year
Dear editor: I’m writing in response to Jodi Rudoren’s OpEd, “Let There Be Camp — please!,” which filled my Facebook feed on Sunday. When I write a piece that’s shared like that, I know that I’ve struck a nerve and this piece definitely did with all of the parents who are holding out hope that…
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Fast Forward Amid coronavirus pandemic, Holocaust survivors at special risk — and getting extra help
(JTA) — Earlier this year, when the coronavirus pandemic began to unfold in Asia and appeared destined to hit the United States, the Jewish agencies that deal with America’s most vulnerable Jewish populations decided they had better get ready. Holocaust survivors, whom many consider to be the most vulnerable of the vulnerable, were of grave…
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Culture The Dead Sea Scrolls are in self-isolation — but they mean more than ever
In the weeks since the Israel Museum temporarily closed due to the coronavirus, Hagit Maoz, a curator there, has been dreaming of the Dead Sea Scrolls. In one of her dreams, the Great Isaiah Scroll, the oldest full version of the Book of Isaiah, has somehow come loose from its case. The parchment, free, flies…
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