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Some Orthodox Jews bristle at NYC's response to virus surge

by Associated Press
| October 5, 2020 11:31 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Amid a new surge of COVID-19 in New York’s Orthodox Jewish communities, many members are reviving health measures that some had abandoned over the summer — social distancing, wearing masks. For many, there’s also a return of anger: They feel the city is singling them out for criticism.

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