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A bingo game at the Kaiserman JCC outside Philadelphia in 2015. This week, nearly all of its employees were laid off due to the coronavirus. (Screenshot from YouTube)

In a possible sign of what’s to come, this JCC has already laid off 176 people because of the coronavirus

The Kaiserman JCC outside Philadelphia has laid off nearly all its staff. That could be repeated at Jewish community centers across the country.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaking at American Friends Of Rabin Medical Center 2019 Gala at The Plaza Hotel on November 11, 2019 in New York City. (Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

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 on social networks.

2 die of coronavirus in Israel, bringing death toll to 12

The latest fatalities, men aged 73 and 80, had been on ventilators for days in critical condition.

London rabbi dies of coronavirus and Boris Johnson says he’s infected

For Italian Jews, the ‘smell of death’ is all around

On Sunday, the rabbi logged on to Zoom: A bride and groom were waiting

After a scandal, Argentina allows mikvahs to stay open

In the Boston area, 2 Jewish chefs team up to feed kids while schools are closed

My husband and I are self-isolating separately. Here’s why.

Uniting in the coronavirus fight: 8 major Jewish groups team up to respond to pandemic

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