JERUSALEM — A year ago, Giordana Grego’s parents spent Passover at home in Israel, alone but grateful that they had escaped the worst of the pandemic in Italy. This year, the whole family will get together to mark the Jewish feast of liberation and deliverance from the pandemic.
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An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man dips cooking utensils in boiling water to remove traces of chametz (leavening agents) as Jews prepare for the holiday of Pesach (Passover) in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood on March 25 2021.