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Jewish history explains why some ultra-Orthodox communities defy coronavirus restrictions

  • Written by Joyce Dalsheim, Associate Professor of Global Studies, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man is arrested by Israeli security forces for resisting efforts to shut down a synagogue in the Me’a She’arim neighborhood in Jerusalem, April 17, 2020. AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images

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