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When did elderly people like me become disposable?

This crisis has exposed a materialistic calculus, a coarsening of society’s discourse, writes a former Jewish studies professor.

By Paul Socken April 27, 2020 1:14 pm

Michel Baert, right, and two commemoration activists laying a wreath at a Holocaust monument in Boortmeerbeek, Belgium on April 19, 2020. (Michel Baert)

Belgian police charge 3 for commemorating Holocaust in violation of coronavirus rules

One of those named said they wore face masks, kept distance and limited the action to only three to avoid violating emergency measures.

April 27, 2020 10:25 am

Israel’s tracking of coronavirus carriers is out unless Knesset makes it a law, Supreme Court rules

A three-judge panel said the government could extend the practice for a few weeks only if it introduces legislation this week and acts on the measure.

April 27, 2020 10:18 am

In Germany, where coronavirus is at bay, synagogues prepare to reopen with precautions

By Toby Axelrod April 26, 2020 5:58 pm

A Jewish man walking in northern London, the United Kingdom on Sept. 23, 2015. (Tony Margiocchi/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

London police shut down backyard Jewish wedding that violated distancing rules

By Marcy Oster April 26, 2020 2:50 pm

US cancels work visa for Israeli who flew back and forth knowing he had COVID-19

By Marcy Oster April 26, 2020 12:24 pm

Under fire for coronavirus response, Israel’s health minister to resign — and seek top housing job

By Marcy Oster April 26, 2020 12:07 pm

Relatives of Fieta Aussen getting ready to meet her from a crane outside the window of her Jewish nursing home in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on April 15, 2020. (Courtesy of Riwal Holding Group)

At this Dutch Jewish nursing home, family visitors can be lifted by cranes to see their loved ones safely

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 24, 2020 3:40 pm

"Eliana Light... And Friends!" is a Jewish children's show that airs weekly on jewishLIVE. (Screenshot from YouTube)

From prayers to puppets: A one-stop shop for Jewish livestreams aims to outlast the pandemic

By Ben Sales April 24, 2020 3:27 pm

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Burial societies and funeral homes are overwhelmed. Cremation isn’t the solution.

By Rabbi Shlomo Brody April 24, 2020 3:08 pm

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When did elderly people like me become disposable?

Belgian police charge 3 for commemorating Holocaust in violation of coronavirus rules

Israel’s tracking of coronavirus carriers is out unless Knesset makes it a law, Supreme Court rules

In Germany, where coronavirus is at bay, synagogues prepare to reopen with precautions

London police shut down backyard Jewish wedding that violated distancing rules

US cancels work visa for Israeli who flew back and forth knowing he had COVID-19

Under fire for coronavirus response, Israel’s health minister to resign — and seek top housing job

At this Dutch Jewish nursing home, family visitors can be lifted by cranes to see their loved ones safely

From prayers to puppets: A one-stop shop for Jewish livestreams aims to outlast the pandemic

Burial societies and funeral homes are overwhelmed. Cremation isn’t the solution.

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