Bill de Blasio breaks up crowded funeral in Brooklyn, now faces criticism for singling out Jewish community

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a public warning directed at the city's Jewish community, in which he instructed police to “proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups.” The warning came in response to a large funeral gathering in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where hundreds of Orthodox Jews gathered on the streets to mourn the passing of a rabbi from COVID-19.

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The funeral took place in Brooklyn on Tuesday evening

 

Hundreds of Orthodox Jewish mourners gathered on the sidewalks and intersection of Bedford Avenue and Rutledge Street, honoring the memory of a rabbi who recently died of the novel coronavirus. — Washington Post

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