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Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day torch-lighting at Yad Vashem held without audience

JERUSALEM (JTA) – The coronavirus couldn’t dim the annual torch-lighting ceremony in Israel for Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, or Yom Hashoah. In a … more

MARCY OSTER | 4/20/20

Anti-Semitic hate speech has risen sharply since pandemic and must be rejected, UN official says

(JTA) – Anti-Semitic hate speech has risen dramatically since the start of the coronavirus crisis and must be rejected, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on freedom of religion or … more

MARCY OSTER | 4/20/20

Dominic Raab, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs arrives for the daily Coronavirus briefing at No.10 Downing Street on April 07, 2020 in London, England.

Dominic Raab, whose father was a Jewish refugee, is Britain’s acting prime minister with Boris Johnson hospitalized

(JTA) — The United Kingdom last had a Jewish prime minister in 1880, the final year of Benjamin Disraeli‘s service.Now, with the coronavirus sending Boris Johnson to the hospital, the … more

Cnaan Liphshiz | 4/7/20

Setting the stage for Passover with matzah, at the Wood River Jewish Community's Hebrew school.

Sun Valley, Idaho, a celebrity destination, is a coronavirus hot spot. Here’s how the local Jewish community is coping.

(JTA) — Even before the arrival of the coronavirus upended Passover plans across the world, the Wood River Jewish Community’s Seder was going to be different this year. For the first … more

Penny Schwartz | 4/7/20

Gov. Andrew Cuomo tells New York’s Orthodox Jews to abstain from large religious gatherings

(JTA) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the Orthodox Jewish community to refrain from holding large religious gatherings, saying on Tuesday that the New York Police Department will … more

Marcy Oster | 4/7/20

As Germany’s number of coronavirus cases grows, so do levels of anti-Semitism

(JTA) — Germany has seen an increase of anti-Semitism along with the rise in coronavirus cases, the country’s anti-Semitism commissioner said. “There are direct links between the … more

Marcy Oster | 4/7/20

Russian-Jewish businessman donates 3,000 meals daily to senior citizens under lockdown

(JTA) — Viktor Vekselberg, a Russian-Jewish businessman, is providing 3,000 free meals a day to Russians older than 65 in lockdown over the coronavirus. Vekselberg’s free meals project, … more

Cnaan Liphshiz | 4/7/20

6 major Orthodox groups issue collective call for observance of social distancing rules

(JTA) — In a powerful joint statement, the leaders of six major American Orthodox Jewish organizations called on their members to follow social distancing rules, including limits on daily group … more

Marcy Oster | 3/23/20

Iconic open-air markets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv closed because of coronavirus

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Popular open-air markets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv reportedly were closed by police after the Israeli government decided to tighten the country’s coronavirus lockdown. … more

Marcy Oster | 3/23/20

Coronavirus puts immigration of some 250 Ethiopian Jews to Israel on hold

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The immigration of some 250 Ethiopian Jews to Israel has been placed on hold because of the coronavirus. The first 50 immigrants had been scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, … more

MARCY OSTER | 3/19/20