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Congress Gets Bill to Exempt Sabbath Observers in Government Employ

May 4, 1965
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Rep. John Lindsay, New York Republican, introduced in the House of Representatives a bill similar to one previously offered by Rep. Jonathan Bingham, New York Democrat, to exempt Jews and others desiring exemption from mandatory Saturday work on federal jobs to work another day instead. Orthodox Jews, especially, were concerned because they found it difficult to obtain postal and other jobs requiring availability on Saturday.

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