Davos Restaurant Manger Fined for Refusing to Rent Equipment to Jews
3rd August 2024
The manager was sentenced to a fine and a suspended fine for “discrimination by refusing to provide services on the grounds of race, ethnicity or religion,” the southeastern Graubunden canton’s…
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The manager was sentenced to a fine and a suspended fine for “discrimination by refusing to provide services on the grounds of race, ethnicity or religion,” the southeastern Graubunden canton’s public prosecutor office.
Last February a sign outside the shop , in Hebrew, said that because of various incidents, “including the theft of a sled, we no longer rent sports equipment to our Jewish brothers.”
The policy applied to all winter sports equipment including sleds, airboards and snowshoes, it said, ending with “thank you for your understanding.”
It caused a storm of protest, with the manager apologising and lifting the ban.
The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities filed the legal complaint.
The size of the fine has not been announced.
Switzerland. Image © PlanetSKI.
