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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: On the ground at a Montreal pop-up vaccination clinic for Hasidic Jews
Description: Soon after COVID-19 vaccines began rolling out, clashes erupted between authorities and the Hasidic community in Montreal. Police officers raided a synagogue that violated the lockdown curfew in January 2021; court battles ensued; more illegal gatherings took place in March, blowing past attendance limits.
But there has been a shift in tone this summer, especially since vaccine passports became mandatory across Quebec this week. Other provinces announced similar plans to restrict movement for the willingly unvaccinated.
The Quebec Council of Hasidic Jews is urging its members to get vaccinated. To that end, they've been holding vaccine...