For Jewish Teens Struggling in the Coronavirus Era, Jewish Groups Extend a Lifeline
May 11th, 2020
Makayla Wigder, a high school senior from Houston, had been looking forward to the prom, graduation and one last summer with her friends before leaving for college.
Then came the coronavirus pandemic. Now those plans appear highly unlikely to materialize.
“It’s just devastating,” Wigder lamented. “Graduation is something we’ve worked toward for the past 12 years. Finishing without a sense of closure is just really disappointing.”
Read the full story: “For Jewish Teens Struggling in the Coronavirus Era, Jewish Groups Extend a Lifeline,” Alix Wall, JTA, March 4, 2020