Tag: COVID-19
Mayor de Blasio apologizes for response to overcrowded funeral of Brooklyn rabbi
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio apologized on Wednesday for his response to a large gathering for a Jewish funeral that took place the night before in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., where a...
Initiative brings artists into homes of those with disabilities during COVID-19 crisis
In the new reality of self-isolation, certain populations like people with disabilities, children and youth-at-risk, who rely on interactive therapy for cognitive stimulation, are currently stuck at home with much less access.
In response, as...
Jewish family in Texas converts kipahs to face masks for homeless community
A Jewish family in Houston is turning kipahs into face masks for their town’s homeless population to wear during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Jason family has already collected nearly 700 from donations and has dubbed their campaign “Kippahs to...
How corona has disrupted the lives of young adults with disabilities, who thrive on...
Max Wagenberg had enough of coronavirus. According to his mother, Helene Richter, the 21-year-old minimally verbal Manhattan resident with autism, searched for and found an “escape strategy” from the pandemic. “Last night, he came...
Second memorial ceremony for fallen ultra-Orthodox soldiers goes virtual
A memorial commemorating fallen soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces who fought in haredi Orthodox units was broadcasted on Monday night from the Hechal Shlomo auditorium in Jerusalem without an audience due to restrictions related to...
Israeli Memorial Day: Mourning in masks and ‘Ikea-Gate’
For the first time in the history of the Jewish state, mourners did not descend en masse upon the country’s 53 military cemeteries on Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims...
Israeli government awards Haifa faculty funding for 18 projects related to COVID-19
The University of Haifa today announced that its faculty members have been awarded funding from the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology for 18 of the 84 coronavirus-related research proposals that the government is...
New York City Department of Education offers free iPads to students with special needs
Teach NYS, a division of the Orthodox Union advocating for equitable government funding for New York nonpublic schools, welcomed the New York City Department of Education announcement that students in nonpublic schools who receive...
ADL denounces New Mexico mayor’s remarks comparing governor, police to Nazis
The Anti-Defamation League condemned recent comments made by a New Mexico mayor who comparing New Mexico State Police and New Mexico’s governor to the Nazis.
Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks of Grants, N.M., said in an...
Israel’s COVID-19 death toll hits 208; infection rate continues to slow
Four more Israelis died of COVID-19 late Monday and early Tuesday, bringing Israel’s death toll to 208, according to the Israeli Health Ministry. As of Tuesday, there have been 15,589 confirmed cases of infection...