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A teenage boy stands at the seder table, reading from a Haggadah. Around him are a group of Jews in quarantine, unable to leave the building where they find themselves. The evening’s mood appears somber. The above scene, captured in an archival photograph, is not New York City in 2020, but Ellis Island in 1908. […]
Grieving from afar is an experience both jarring and inspirational.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israelis will be under a complete lockdown beginning on Tuesday through at least Friday to stem the spread of the coronavirus during the Passover holiday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the closure on Monday evening in a nationally televised address from his official residence in Jerusalem. Israelis will not be permitted to leave […]