In New Rochelle, NY's epicenter, my parents’ community yearns for normal

It was during my own quarantine in Israel following an ill-timed trip to Italy in late February that I learned that my parents were stuck in the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak.

New Rochelle resident Lawrence Garbuz, lower right, was the first patient diagnosed with coronavirus in New York. He's still recovering, but now he's home with his family.

(photo credit: STAN WEISS)

ByURIEL HEILMAN/JTA

JUNE 2, 2020 20:24

In New Rochelle, NY's epicenter, my parents’ community yearns for normal

It was during my own quarantine in Israel following an ill-timed trip to Italy in late February that I learned that my parents were stuck in the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak.

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