90-year-old dies of COVID-19 while preparing for 2nd adult bat mitzvah
Her shiva was conducted over Zoom, with family and friends from as far afield as Canada, Brazil and Israel sharing stories about Barat’s colorful and friendly spirit.
Visitors release balloons as they begin celebrating a bar mitzva near the Western Wall in Jerusalem in February(photo credit: REUTERS)ByPENNY SCHWARTZ/ JTA