March 10, 2021

Ideas

Our Orthodox communities got COVID-19 early. We led a study to turn tragedy into science.

Public health experts should learn from the way the coronavirus spread through our communities: health guidelines need to be tailored to individual communities.

Thousands of Orthodox Jews participated in a COVID-19 study last year. The first results are in.

The first paper to come out of the project found that the coronavirus was spreading in Orthodox communities at Purim time last spring.

Acclaimed Israeli short film ‘White Eye’ tackles Israel’s ‘blind’ bias toward African migrants

It’s on the Academy Award shortlist for best international short film.

Politics

70 Democrats and 70 Republicans call for stronger ‘comprehensive’ approach to Iran

Sports

Julian Edelman invites Meyers Leonard to Shabbat dinner after the NBA player apologizes for anti-Semitic slur

Global

In Germany, COVID-19 postpones the revival of the Jewish Carnival tradition that the Nazis tried to end

Global

German Jews raise $40,000 to prevent bankruptcy of Halle kebab shop targeted in deadly attack by neo-Nazi

Merrick Garland, shown here in 2016, has been nominated to be the next attorney general. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Politics

Senate confirms Merrick Garland as attorney general

Betty Grebenschikoff, left, 91, reunites with Ana María Wahrenberg, 91, on a Zoom call. The two Holocaust survivors were best friends growing up in Germany and had been searching for each other for more than 80 years. (Courtesy of USC Shoah Foundation)

United States

Florida Holocaust survivor reunited with childhood friend 80 years after losing contact

Culture

Steven Spielberg is writing and directing a movie based on himself

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