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Amid COVID-19 spike in ultra-Orthodox areas, Jewish history may explain reluctance of some to restrictions

  • Written by Joyce Dalsheim, Associate Professor of Global Studies, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
Amid COVID-19 spike in ultra-Orthodox areas, Jewish history may explain reluctance of some to restrictionsCOVID-19 has spiked in ultra-Orthodox Jewish parts of New York City.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

A spike in coronavirus cases in several Orthodox Jewish areas of New York has prompted state and city authorities to impose new localized restrictions aimed at halting the spread.

On Oct. 5, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that nearly 100 public...

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