Coronavirus

All the latest on COVID-19 from across the Jewish world.

Amy Acton, Ohio pandemic official who faced anti-Semitic backlash, considering a Senate run

Acton, who was forced to leave her post as state health director, said she wants to provide “healing and hope” to Ohioans.

By Ron Kampeas February 4, 2021 3:25 pm

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Israel sends 5,000 coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian areas

The Palestinians had sent mixed signals on receiving the vaccine from Israel, but more recently asked for 10,000 doses for its frontline health care workers.

February 2, 2021 1:19 pm

Thousands fill Jerusalem streets for funerals of major haredi Orthodox rabbis

Rabbi Dovid Soloveitchik was the head of the Brisk yeshiva in Jerusalem and scion of a major rabbinic dynasty. Rabbi Yitzchok Scheiner led the Kamenitz yeshiva.

January 31, 2021 4:46 pm

For rabbis, America’s complex COVID-19 vaccine rollout means eligibility can come down to guesswork

By Hannah Dreyfus January 29, 2021 2:30 pm

Haredi Jews in London hold illegal weddings regularly, Jewish newspaper reveals

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 29, 2021 10:26 am

Jamaal Bowman removes tweet criticizing Israel’s vaccine policy

By Ron Kampeas January 29, 2021 9:50 am

The Palais Ephrussi, seized by Nazis during WWII, is seen in Vienna, Nov. 7, 2019. (Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images)

Austrian government, Jewish community vaccinate survivors on Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 27, 2021 12:05 pm

Some Democratic lawmakers, including Joaquin Castro and Rashida Tlaib, criticize Israel on vaccines for Palestinians

By Ron Kampeas January 26, 2021 1:09 pm

London police break up 400-person illegal wedding at haredi Jewish school

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 22, 2021 9:19 am

Yehuda ‘Yudi’ Dukes, Hasidic father of 6, is dead after 10-month battle with COVID

By Shira Hanau January 21, 2021 2:01 pm

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