admin | April 6, 2020
NEW YORK (JTA) Four heavily Orthodox neighborhoods in Brooklyn have especially high rates of the novel coronavirus, according to data released by this citys Department of Health. The record of positive COVID-19 tests in the five boroughs shows that Borough Park, Crown Heights, Williamsburg and Midwood all have above-average positive test rates.
admin | April 6, 2020
Some 4,000 members of the Hasidic Tosh community in the Montreal region have been put under quarantine after around 20 of them tested positive for the new coronavirus following a trip to New York, Canadian health officials said Monday. They started to have symptoms last week
admin | April 6, 2020
Imagine delivering a career-defining performance in a language you dont even speak. That was the challenge presented to Shira Haas, the Israeli actress whose galvanizing turn propels Unorthodox, a four-part Netflix limited series about a young woman who leaves her Hasidic community behind.
admin | April 6, 2020
Netflixs four-part series Unorthodox traces a womans escape from a Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn. Emily Writes considers the lessons we can all learn from her journey
admin | April 6, 2020
Its not surprising that most films and TV shows featuring Hasidic Jews paint them as villains. Theyre not cartoonish moustache-twirlers per se, but usually religious zealots plotting to thwart the protagonists goal, which is invariably escaping their insular community.
admin | April 6, 2020
Gov. Phil Murphy Gives Coronavirus UpdateMurphy said data shows a decline in the growth rate of new cases from 24% day-over-day on March 30th to roughly 12% - meaning social distancing efforts may be beginning to "flatten the curve." Coronavirus Update: Gov
admin | April 6, 2020
CultureNetflix's superb new drama tells the true story of a young woman who fled her Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn Friday, 3rd April 2020, 12:33 pm Why is television so fascinated by religious rebels? And why does it never get their portrayal quite right?Anyone who has broken from their faith community in extreme cases, cults, but more commonly, the Amish or Mormons are considered beguiling, different, alien
admin | April 6, 2020
Thenew Netflix miniseries Unorthodoxpremiered last month. The show, which has been increasing in interest on the streaming platform, is a story told in four episodes. The plot is based on a book written by Deborah Feldman.
admin | April 6, 2020
Now that so many of us are stuck inside for the indefinite future, were going to need some new Netflix shows to binge. The Netflix series Unorthodox premiered on Mar. 26 , 2020.
admin | April 6, 2020
MONTREAL -- The Federation CJA is reminding Jewish people in Montreal to follow the strict public health measures outlined during the COVID-19 pandemic as Passover approaches and avoid gatherings. The Montreal Jewish Community organization warns to not go to any social gatherings whatsoever, and not host or attend any prayer gatherings. No one should join you at your Seder unless they are living with you, the CJA warns.
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