Judge lets Chabad couple's suit alleging Jew-hatred by Florida homeowners association proceed

(JNS) — A federal court ruled that a Chabad couple, which alleges that a Florida homeowners association is guilty of Jew-hatred for blocking it from using its property as a synagogue, can go forward with its lawsuit.

Rabbi Naftaly and Henya Hertzel also accuse the association of vandalism and discrimination based on their faith.

Aileen Cannon, a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and an appointee of U.S. President Donald Trump, rejected last month the effort of the Loggers Run Homeowners Association in Boca Raton, Fla., to dismiss the Hertzel family’s suit.

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