The US Tennis Association says a team of Orthodox Jewish old-timers must play on the Jewish Sabbath or forfeit a shot at title.
Members of the team from Long Beach, L.I., a 55-and-up squad, say they’re being discriminated against because the USTA knows they can’t play on a Saturday, according to papers filed in Manhattan Federal Court. Nine of the 12 team members are Orthodox.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/tennis-association-orthodox-jews-play-sabbath-forfeit-article-1.1946415
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