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Jewish Students in Canada Freed from Examinations on Saturdays

May 7, 1963
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Special arrangements to permit Sabbath-observing Jewish students to take their examinations on days other than Saturdays have been made at McGill and Sir George William Universities here, it was announced today by Rabbi Samuel Cass, B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation director at the two institutions.

In the case of Sir George Williams University, examinations scheduled to be held on the campus on a Saturday were given also at Hillel House after sundown for the Jewish students. They stayed at Hillel House from the time the examinations began until after sundown, when they were given the same tests. At McGill, other special arrangements were made for Jewish students who wished to be exempt from taking their final tests on the Sabbath.

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