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File - In this Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 file photo, Israeli police officers clash with ultra-Orthodox Jews in Ashdod, Israel. Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators clashed with Israeli police officers dispatched to close schools in Jerusalem and Ashdod that had opened in violation of coronavirus lockdown rules, on Sunday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)
Israel's ultra-Orthodox reject criticism, defy virus rules

By Ilan Ben Zion Feb. 10, 2021 01:24 AM EST

In this Oct. 9, 2006, photo provided by Yaelle Ehrenpreis Meyer, Saadya Ehrenpreis points to the sign displayed on his hotel room door during Yeshivat Darkaynu, a program for special needs young men, in Alon Shvut, Israel. (Yaelle Ehrenpreis Meyer via AP)
Lives Lost: For man with Down syndrome, a college dream

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