For Italian Jews, the ‘smell of death’ is all around – As the toll rises, the Jewish community of Italy relies on its own local media and communal institutions as lifelines for social welfare and solidarity | Timesofisrael

JTA — At least twice a day, Micol Naccache breaks down in tears over what the coronavirus is doing to her city of Milan and its Jewish community.
A high school teacher and mother of two, Naccache describes herself as “an optimistic person.” But she is struggling to stay positive following the death of one of her friends from the disease, whose outbreak in Milan earlier this month forced all of Italy into a lockdown that has been in force now for three weeks.