Williams College Locking Orthodox Jew Out of Dorm ‘in Freezing Cold on Regular Basis,’ per Complaint Filed With Federal Gov

Shabbat-observant student discriminated against on campus

A Jewish student claims that Williams College refused basic accommodations for Shabbat observance and left him locked out.

Williams College locking Orthodox Jew out of dorm ‘in freezing cold on regular basis,’ per complaint filed with federal gov

“This student’s ability to exercise, freely, his religion should not be incompatible with his equally important right to fully participate in residential life at Williams,” Rachel Balaban, of the Brandeis Center, told JNS.

WILLIAMS COLLEGE VIOLATED RIGHTS OF ORTHODOX JEWISH STUDENT, DENIED FAIR HOUSING, BRANDEIS CENTER ARGUES IN FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND HUD CLAIM - Brandeis Center

The Brandeis Center urges federal Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity to investigate, school to revise housing policies Washington, D.C. – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law today filed a first-of-its-kind complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on behalf of a freshman Orthodox Jewish student at Williams College alleging that the college violated Title VIII – also known as the Fair Housin…