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From Hasidic Shtetl To Catholic Utopia, A Portrait Of Poland’s “New Jerusalem”

Jesus carries the cross, a scene from a reenactment of the Way of the Cross in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska onn Friday, March 30, 2018, in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland.
Jesus carries the cross, a scene from a reenactment of the Way of the Cross in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska onn Friday, March 30, 2018, in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland.

Poland’s historic “New Jerusalem” once housed a vibrant Hasidic Jewish community before being destruction in the horrors of the Holocaust.

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Pandemic Prompts Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Youth To Cut Loose

The COVID-19 crisis and two quarantines disrupted the seemingly immutable course of Haredims' lives
The COVID-19 crisis and two quarantines disrupted the seemingly immutable course of Haredims' lives Nir Alon/ZUMA

The COVID-19 crisis has upended normal routines and led some young Haredims to drop out of school, experiment with drugs and distance themselves from family.

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