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Purim Celebrations Begin in China Amid Coronavirus

Masked up and under difficult circumstances with the world’s most populous nation under strict restrictions amid the coronavirus epidemic, the remaining Jews of China have begun celebrating Purim, as the holiday has started in the world’s easternmost time zones.

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Bochrim from the Chabad Yeshiva in Westchester fanned out across New Rochelle, leining the Megillah for those unable to come to shul due to the quarantine. To keep themselves safe, the Bochurim did the leining outdoors, with those in quarantine on the other side of an open window.