News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Views: 0
Posts Tagged ‘distanced’
Socially-distanced Iran parades on wheels, not feet, to commemorate 1979 revolution
COVID-Fatigued Communities Prepare for a Distanced Purim
In 2020, Purim began on the evening of March 9, just before the country shut down to stop the spread of the coronavirus. For some Jewish communities, the holiday was the first celebrated over Zoom. In others, the typical parties gave way to more somber, hand sanitizer-soaked services, stripped of the raucousness that characterizes the […]
German Girl Who Compared Socially-Distanced Birthday Party With Plight of Anne Frank Sparks Fear That ‘Antisemites Are Targeting Children’
Flanked by her mother and sisters, an 11-year-old German girl compares coronavirus social distancing with the plight of Anne Frank under the Nazis, during a Nov. 10 coronavirus demonstration in Karlsruhe. Photo: Screenshot. An 11-year-old German girl who compared holding her birthday party under coronavirus restrictions with the plight of the Dutch Jewish girl Anne […]
Joe Biden on Thanksgiving Gatherings: 5 People, 10 Maximum “Socially Distanced, Wearing Masks”
Biden is citing experts who, according to the former vice president, recommend gatherings of “five people, maximum ten people” who are “socially distanced, wearing masks.” Bitchute link Views: 0
Watch: Britain marks Remembrance Sunday with socially-distanced event
Britain marked Remembrance Sunday with a service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London on Sunday, November 8. The event was held amidst restrictions due to the coronavirus, with the UK under a new lockdown as of last week due to a spike in cases of the virus. The British Legion announced earlier this week that […]
Ballet adapts to COVID-19 with socially distanced tutus
Coronavirus restrictions are forcing the artistic industry to reinvent how they present and stage their work. For dancers, keeping the right distance from colleagues can be really complicated, as lifting and touching can be an integral part of the performance. That’s why the Birmingham Royal Ballet and acclaimed Cuban ballet star, Carlos Acosta, have come […]
Bizarre ‘Socially Distanced Prom’ Shows Teens Dancing Back to Back
A company based out of Utah has developed a ‘space helmet’ type pod for people too afraid to travel with only a mask for protection, adding to the range of panic pod equipment on offer. Hall Labs has produced the Microclimate Air helmet, which can be pre-ordered now for just $199 and will begin shipping in weeks. […]
Germany: socially distanced rooftop symphonic concert
Some 33 musicians of the Dresden Symphonic Orchestra staged a concert on Saturday from rooftops in order to respect social distancing measures. The musicians performed ‘Himmel uber Prohils’ (The Sky above Prohlis) by German composer Markus Lehmann-Horn. Many cultural events have been cancelled across Germany because of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures put in place […]
Socially-distanced spectators watch the Tour de France start from Nice
The Tour de France set off from the Mediterranean city of Nice on Saturday in a bubble of anti-COVID protocols to try to keep the 176 riders virus-free. Socially-distanced spectators turned up to see “Le Grand Depart” in a much more muted atmosphere than normal. Only after riders peeled off their face masks and raced […]
Socially-distanced spectators watch the Tour de France start from Nice
The Tour de France set off from the Mediterranean city of Nice on Saturday in a bubble of anti-COVID protocols to try to keep the 176 riders virus-free. Socially-distanced spectators turned up to see “Le Grand Depart” in a much more muted atmosphere than normal. Only after riders peeled off their face masks and raced […]
UK’s first UNsocially distanced gig with fans sitting in pens to watch Sam Fender
The UK’s first ever socially distanced gig took place in Newcastle on Tuesday evening. Musician Sam Fender took to the stage at Gosforth Park and fans watched him rock out as they sat in penned off areas. A number of people attending the concert took to social media to share snaps from the event that […]