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Ohio’s Health Dept. director resigns after backlash over stay-at-home orders

JTA • Published June 18, 2020

Amy Acton, the Department of Health director in Ohio who came under fire for the stay-at-home orders to stem the coronavirus crisis, including armed protesters carrying signs with anti-Semitic messages, has resigned.Acton will become the chief health...

Orthodox lawmakers defy NYC mayor, cut chains off Brooklyn playground

BY SHIRA HANAU, JTA • Published June 18, 2020

In the space of just 48 hours, Orthodox lawmakers in New York have gone from calling on the city’s mayor to open playgrounds, to threatening to open the parks themselves, to actually cutting the chains off a Brooklyn playground.State Assemblyman Simcha...

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Ohio’s Health Dept. director resigns after backlash over stay-at-home orders

Orthodox lawmakers defy NYC mayor, cut chains off Brooklyn playground

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