Tag: Religious Discrimination

A recent Gallup poll found that nearly half of Americans consider antisemitism a very serious problem, a significant increase from previous years.
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has announced investigations into several prominent universities, including Harvard, Cornell, and Columbia, following scores of complaints and lawsuits alleging failure to protect Jewish students from severe and pervasive antisemitism.
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has opened investigations into several prominent universities, including Harvard University, Cornell University, and Columbia University, following numerous complaints and lawsuits alleging failure to protect Jewish students from antisemitism.
During a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland defended himself against accusations of religious discrimination.
The author reflects on the discrimination faced by Orthodox Jews in New York City.
This article discusses the role of Jews in the American Revolution and the subsequent granting of political equality to Jews in the United States.
This article discusses the issue of religious discrimination in the workplace, specifically focusing on the question of whether employers can force employees to work on their Sabbath.
The 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on religion.
In a letter to the Jewish Review of Books, Jason Bedrick discusses the implications of the Carson v. Makin case and the Supreme Court's decision to uphold religious liberty and reject religious discrimination.
The article discusses the debate around the separation of church and state in the United States and its implications for religious education.
The essay discusses the case of Carson v. Makin, which raises questions about religious freedom and the First Amendment.
Ravi Bhalla, Hoboken's first Sikh mayor, prioritizes fighting discrimination and building an inclusive community.
The widely held belief that educated people are less anti-Semitic may be flawed, according to a recent study.
Hostility towards Jews has resurged globally since the millennium, with thousands of anti-Semitic incidents reported in Western countries like France, Germany, the UK, and the US.
Fifty years ago, the Soviet Zionist movement, known in America as the refuseniks movement, sparked a significant resurgence of Jewish identity when 18 religious Jewish families from Georgia appealed to Israel and the United Nations in 1969 to facilitate their emigration to Israel.
The Supreme Court is considering a case involving a Seventh-day Adventist employee whose religious beliefs prevent him from working on Saturdays.
A recent settlement in a lawsuit involving the Bloomingburg Jewish Education Center and developer Shalom Lamm against the village of Bloomingburg and town of Mamakating in upstate New York highlights the presence of anti-Jewish prejudice in certain American communities.