An old Jewish couple says they started a flight on American Airlines after refusing to put the Tallit prayer shawl on the floor under their seats and got stuck in Miami before the hurricane. This violates their religion. Roberto and Elena Berman flew from Miami to Newark, NJ in August, “subject to illegal and discriminatory conduct” by flight attendants, according to a proceeding filed on November 29. The unnamed stewardess was checking the overhead compartment when he came across Roberto’s Talit bag. This bag contained a shawl worn by an Orthodox Jewish man during prayer. The attendant told me to...
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