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• Trump removes inspector general who was to have overseen the $2 trillion pandemic stimulus package April 7, 2020
  President Trump's removal of Glenn Fine comes days after Trump fired the intelligence community inspector general. The post Trump removes inspector general who was to have overseen the $2 trillion pandemic stimulus package appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Ron Kampeas
• Yaakov Perlow, leader of Novominsker Hasidim and a top haredi Orthodox rabbi, dies of coronavirus at 89 April 7, 2020
  He hailed from a prominent line of rabbis and served as the president of Agudath Israel of America, an umbrella organization for haredi Orthodox Jews. The post Yaakov Perlow, leader of Novominsker Hasidim and a top haredi Orthodox rabbi, dies of coronavirus at 89 appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Josefin Dolsten
• Israel’s health minister has the coronavirus. He’s also under fire for allegedly defying his own department’s orders. April 7, 2020
  Yaakov Litzman, who is haredi Orthodox, denies that he ignored social distancing guidelines. But he's still at the center of a COVID-19 controversy. The post Israel’s health minister has the coronavirus. He’s also under fire for allegedly defying his own department’s orders. appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Sam Sokol
• Russian-Jewish businessman donates 3,000 meals daily to senior citizens under lockdown April 7, 2020
  The initiative is a response to the Russian government’s decision to order all citizens older than 65 to refrain from leaving their homes over the coronavirus. The post Russian-Jewish businessman donates 3,000 meals daily to senior citizens under lockdown appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Cnaan Liphshiz
• Sun Valley, Idaho, a celebrity destination, is a coronavirus hot spot. Here’s how the local Jewish community is coping. April 7, 2020
  A look at the Jewish community in the remote town famous for its star-studded annual business conference. The post Sun Valley, Idaho, a celebrity destination, is a coronavirus hot spot. Here’s how the local Jewish community is coping. appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Penny Schwartz
• Robert Lappin, Jewish philanthropist and founder of teen Israel program, dies at 98 April 7, 2020
  His Youth to Israel Adventure program has sent thousands of teens on subsidized trips to the Jewish state since its launch some 50 years ago. The post Robert Lappin, Jewish philanthropist and founder of teen Israel program, dies at 98 appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Penny Schwartz
• I had to choose between buying Passover food and paying my bills April 7, 2020
  A social work student says the Jewish community can meet the pricey preparation costs -- it just needs the will. The post I had to choose between buying Passover food and paying my bills appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Elena Gormley
• As Germany’s number of coronavirus cases grows, so do levels of anti-Semitism April 7, 2020
  The country’s anti-Semitism commissioner said "right-wing radicals have increasingly tried to leverage the coronavirus crisis for their own ends." The post As Germany’s number of coronavirus cases grows, so do levels of anti-Semitism appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Marcy Oster
• Spain’s largest Reform congregations come together to form an online community during coronavirus crisis April 7, 2020
  Prominent speakers from around the world have participated in an array of programs through the Barcelona-Madrid mashup. The post Spain’s largest Reform congregations come together to form an online community during coronavirus crisis appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Margarita Gokun Silver
• Ramah in the Rockies, a Jewish summer camp, averts layoffs with a federal grant April 7, 2020
  The early approval could be a good sign for other small Jewish businesses and nonprofits hoping to weather the coronavirus storm. The post Ramah in the Rockies, a Jewish summer camp, averts layoffs with a federal grant appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Philissa Cramer