(Jewish Group) NJ pizzeria fires manager who went on anti-Semitic tirade over day off for Rosh Hasha
New Jersey pizzeria fires manager who went on anti-Semitic tirade over day off for Rosh Hashanah
A New Jersey pizzeria has fired the manager accused of sending anti-Semitic text messages to a teenage employee after he asked to take off for a Jewish holiday.
The family that owns Maurizios Pizzeria & Italian Ristorante in Eatontown, New Jersey, also has apologized to the teen who worked as a pizza delivery driver.
Nicholas Bogan, 17, had been working for a short time at the pizzeria, when he asked to take off the first night of Rosh Hashanah.
A lawsuit filed by Bogan and his parents in late November alleges that the store manager, Francesco Scotto Di Rinaldi, then sent a series of offensive text messages, which included Hitler references.
The Schianodicola family, owners of the pizzeria, had been visiting Italy for three weeks, and were there when the news of the lawsuit broke earlier this month.
The actions of this one employee are inexcusable and completely distasteful,
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