Jews Protected by Anti-Racial Discrimination Law, U.S. Federal Judge Rules

Ruling concerned a case in which a man sued a private Christian college for allegedly not hiring him as a football coach because of his Jewish background
Haaretz
Jul. 19, 2018

A federal judge said that Jews are protected by a law banning racial discrimination when seeking employment.

Magistrate Mark Hornsby said that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not define what constitutes “race,” but that Jews were entitled to protection under it. In a court filing Friday, the Louisiana judge said that though there was debate about whether Judaism is a race, since many people view it as such, the law applies to Jews, The Associated Press reported.

The opinion concerned a case in which a man sued a private Christian college for allegedly not hiring him as a football coach because of his Jewish background. The plaintiff, Joshua Bonadona, is an alumnus of Louisiana College who grew up Jewish but converted to Christianity during his studies there.

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