"We Know Religious Institutions Have Been a Problem": Andrew Cuomo Holds Up a 2006 Photo of Jews Congregating To Single Out Religious Communities and Accuse Them of Not Taking COVID Seriously

.@NYGovCuomo blames large gatherings in the Hasidic community for spread of COVID-19 — highlights selichot in Satmar-Kiryas Joel and event in Chabad-Crown Heights as examples of social distancing violations pic.twitter.com/qcHDC9bwhJ

— Jacob Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) October 5, 2020

Apparently the picture @NYGovCuomo put up in his presentation today of a “recent” large gathering in Satmar Kiryas Joel is from 2006 — the funeral of Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum in Kiryas Joel! pic.twitter.com/CxGtHhyZUj

— Jacob Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) October 5, 2020

New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo displayed a 2006 image of Jews congregating to single out the religious community when warning that enhanced lockdown measures are likely to come if the gatherings persist. "We know religious institutions have been a problem," Cuomo said during a Monday press conference. 

"These are pictures from the past couple of weeks. And these are just emblematic... What did you think was going to happen?" The images Cuomo displayed, however, are more than a decade old, from the funeral of Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, who died in 2006. 

Cuomo's comments came as the New York governor also declared the state was taking over coronavirus lockdown enforcement from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who tried to selectively reimpose tight restrictions on several zip codes only to be overruled by Cuomo. Several schools in hot-spot areas, however, will be shut down starting Tuesday. Cuomo gave no date for reopening.

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