A lawyer who previously worked for a Gloucester County municipality has filed a lawsuit accusing the township of terminating his contract because he’s Jewish.

Stuart Platt filed suit in state Superior Court earlier this month, accusing Franklin Township, two current township committee members and a former committeemen of violating New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination.

The suit alleged that the defendants made antisemitic remarks about Platt, including one who referred to the lawyer as “Stew the Jew.”

The suit named township committee members John “Jake” Bruno, who currently serves as mayor, and Timothy Doyle, current deputy mayor, as defendants, along with former committeeman David Deegan.

Township officials declined to comment on the allegations.

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