Published: 9 October 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Ultra-Orthodox burn masks in mass Brooklyn protest against new NY virus rules (Times of Israel)
Violent demonstrations lay bare frustration felt by local Hasidic Jews now at centre of first widespread resurgence of COVID-19 in New York since spring
‘What does this remind you of?’ Trump asks of NYC crackdown on Jewish gatherings (Times of Israel)
Sharing tweet that calls mayor ‘an anti-Semite thug,’ president appears to liken ‘grim picture’ of NYPD intervention to historical anti-Semitic regimes
Following Orthodox protests in Brooklyn, de Blasio and Cuomo avoid naming the Jewish community (JTA)
WATCH: Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn burn masks during massive protest against New York’s new Covid rules (Haaretz)
During the protests, community leaders vowed to resist the new rules through litigation and civil disobedience. Hundreds of Orthodox Jews took to the streets of the neighbourhood, setting fire to a pile of masks, assaulting some people, and at one point running a reporter out of the area.
Members of Orthodox Jewish community protest in Brooklyn after new Covid-19 restrictions (CNN)
Members of the Orthodox Jewish community protested and set items on fire in Borough Park, Brooklyn, in New York City late Tuesday into early Wednesday, hours after the state announced strict new coronavirus-related restrictions.
Photo: A rubbish fire in Borough Park, Brooklyn, lit in protest on October 7, at new coronavirus restrictions in the neighbourhood (Joe Marino)
