An Australian woman was informed that her planned matchmaking service for Jewish clients was illegal because it broke local anti-discrimination laws. A tribunal in the state of Victoria rejected her argument that observant Jews seek to marry other Jews and that her agency was striving to preserve Jewish culture.
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