Jewish day schools and yeshivas remain open as NYC public schools close
With the positivity rate ticking upward and the city’s COVID situation growing more dire, the in-person operation of New York City’s Jewish schools remains precarious.
Police keep watch at the Nitra Yeshiva on May 19, 2020 in Brooklyn, NY. Police broke up a session of about 60 students at the Orthodox yeshiva.(photo credit: SPENCER PLATT/GETTY IMAGES/JTA)BySHIRA HANAU/JTA