Jewish Family Seeks Plasma Treatment for COVID-19
It’s been nearly three weeks since Amy Breslow dropped her husband, Brett, at Cooper University Hospital’s emergency room.
He’d had an intermittent fever, cough and...
Jewish Groups Eligible for Payroll Protection
Applications to the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans to small businesses and nonprofits impacted by COVID-19, opened April 3.
The program is part...
Animal Advocates in Philly Respond to COVID-19
Cantor Scott Borsky’s car is so full of pet supplies he can barely see out the back.
“I’m like a mobile pet store,” he said.
Borsky...
Israel Declares Complete Coronavirus Lockdown
By Marcy Oster / JTA
Israelis will be under a complete lockdown beginning on April 7 through at least April 10 to stem the spread of...
Philly Faces: Benji Pollock Rides Solo
When Benji Pollock got back from a coast-to-coast bike trip, he longed for more.
In the summer of 2015, he rode with a team from...
Jewish Coronavirus Updates: Mikvah Reverses Course and More
By JTA Staff
The spread of COVID-19, a new coronavirus, is reshaping Jewish communities. We’re collecting the news flowing in from across the globe here.
Sunday, April...
Coronavirus Cloud Overhangs Summer Camp Openings
Over the next several weeks, it seems, we’ll continue to go without — without the human touch and without the physical presence of friends...
Travel, Tourism Industries Reel from COVID-19
The outbreak of COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by a previously unseen form of coronavirus, began in Wuhan, China toward the end of 2019.
But...
Community Briefs: Holocaust Survivor Dies and More
Holocaust Survivor Anneliese Nossbaum Dies at 91
Holocaust survivor Anneliese Nossbuam, who just three months earlier flew to Krakow, Poland to commemorate the 75th anniversary...
Jewish Groups Make Financial Resources Available Amid Crisis
For the last few weeks, Ami Kassar has gotten up bright and early to send out emails to thousands of people.
Every day, either just...