Giles added that Chrysler is acting
within its legal rights. Chrysler won a
similar case in 1992 after it laid off a
Seventh Day Adventist for absences
due to religious obligations.
While Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act requires employers to "reasonably
accommodate" the religious beliefs or
practices of their employees unless
\ --going so would cause the employer to
suffer undue hardship, courts current-
ly have considerable leeway in defining
undue hardship and reasonable
accommodations.
Regardless of the final outcome, the
ongoing struggle is taking an emotion-
al toll on Fishler, who is one discipli-
nary step away from a three-day sus-
pension without pay. He describes the
,vorkplace as a stressful one in which
anti-Semitic incidents have occurred,
and he feels uncomfortable discussing
the scheduling conflict with his co-
workers.
The fact that Fishler is ba'al teshuva
(newly observant) and once was will-
ing to work on Shabbat has made it
more difficult for him to argue his
case with management, he said.
"They thought I was crazy not
wanting to work on Saturdays, especial-
ly since I'd done it in the past," he said.
But despite the pressure, Fishler is
holding fast to his observance now,
regardless of the consequences.
"I know what I'm doing is right, so
win or lose I can't do anything other
than what I'm doing," he said. "It will
be what Hashem (God) wants."
His rabbi for 22 years, Edward
Garsek, vouches for him.
"Barry's always been very conscien-
tious about his Judaism and over the
years I've seen a slow evolution take
place in terms of his level of obser-
vance," he said. "He's very sincere in
what he's doing." 0
We now carry "New York
Bagels" and Bread from "The
Breadsmith" we also have
Low Fat 6' Fat Free Muffins
and Speciality Coffees
Open 7 a.m. Mon..-Sat
We would like to help you
plan er celebrate those
special occasions, such as
Weddings, Anniversaries,
Birthdays, BarlBar Mitzvahs,
Graduations, etc.
-
Those interested in supporting
Fishier may send letters on his
behalf to R.J. Eaton, Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive
Officer, Chrysler Corporation,
1000 Chrysler Drive East, Auburn
Hills, MI 48326. For further
information, call Peter Silverman
at (419) 321-1307.
6558 Telegraph Rd., Bloomfield Plaza
(Maple 6- Telegraph) • 248-737-- 8900
r; &
FR AAICEL
CE TER
FOR
UDAIC
STUDIES
J
Es
gs-raei tit 50 eettate crePie•, at the eoi,s.A Comman# Center's
„Anny,,ifoprie
Pluralism of Thought, Identity, Politics and Memory
& held on/ ,--77zzawala c 5N at 7.80 „az.
lectures
aoad, (9ah _Ozde, • g:ejffogll • ,--re&
15!/0 West ,-ien
ghil'a%s)t kettat&
January 22 - Todd Endehnan, Ph.D.
Whatever Happened to Peoplehood?
The Historical Roots of the Religious-Secular Tensions in Israel
For further information and future lecture dates, please call (248) 967-4030.
Supported by the Boaz Siegel Cultural Fund and Benarcl L. Maas Foundation.
In cooperation with the Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies.
CeteGrat Pad's 60th ear ut Ksra,e1.
Learn about two exciting trips to Israel. March 18 - April 1st and a
family trip in August 1998. A representative for the trips will be available
at the lecture on January 22 to answer any questions, or call (248) 661-7649.
JANUARY CLEARANCE
Publicity Deadlines
The normal deadline for local news
and publicity items is noon Thurs-
day, eight days prior to issue date.
The deadline for out-of-town obit-
uaries is 10 a.m. Tuesday, three
days prior to issue date.
fireplace gas logs, glass doors
& accessories
INSTALLATION, SERVICE & MEASURING AVAILABLE
4 SEASONS FIREPLACE & BARBECUE
ECTORY
lassifie d Section
.
(248) 855-0303
30903 ORCHARD LAKE RD
in the plaza by tj. maxx & the gap
OPEN 10AM- 9PM M-T-W-TH, FR 10AM- 4PM
SAT. CLOSED
SUNDAY 10AM-6PM
1/16
1998