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Anti-Semitism Suit by Non-Jew Can Go Forward

But court’s ruling contains a twist

by
Marc Tracy
April 24, 2012

A New Jersey state appeals court ruled that a man can sue his employer for discrimination produced by anti-Semitic remarks even if he is not Jewish. The relevant test, wrote one judge, is not whether somebody is Jewish, but rather if certain comments would create a hostile work environment for “a reasonable Jew.” Efforts to locate and question a reasonable Jew were unsuccessful.

Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.