Jersey Town Sued for Discrimination Against Its Orthodox Jews | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | JNS News Service | 18 Iyyar 5781 – April 30, 2021
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, February 5, 2019. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal filed a lawsuit on Tuesday on behalf of the state against the Township of Jackson claiming that its zoning laws are discriminatory and have prevented Orthodox Jews from freely practicing their religion. The Ocean County town is home to some 60,000 people and is adjacent to Lakewood, the stateâs fastest-growing municipality and home to a significantly large Orthodox Jewish community. As the population there has grown, housing has become more dense and expensive, leading some Orthodox ...
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