A New York City congressman wants the city’s transportation authority to reconsider its decision not to hire an Orthodox Jewish policeman. Harvey Silver says the Metropolitan Transportation Authority turned him down for a police job when he told them he couldn’t work on the Sabbath.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
