Amid COVID-19 spike in ultra-Orthodox areas, Jewish history may explain reluctance of some to restrictions
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COVID-19 has spiked in ultra-Orthodox Jewish parts of New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images – By Joyce Dalsheim, Associate Professor of Global Studies, University of North Carolina – Charlotte 2020 Oct 07 – A spike in coronavirus cases in several Orthodox Jewish areas …