A Jewish woman who sued the government won a verdict in her favor when the suit came up for trial today in a London court.
The woman had refused to work on Sabbath days. As a result, she had been dismissed by the firm for which she worked. Subsequently she had also been denied unemployment insurance, she charged.
The woman appealed to the court against the decision to deprive her of the insurance, to which she is entitled as an unemployed person. The court ruled that she has a right not to work on the Sabbath and ordered that unemployment insurance be paid her.
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