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Lot 563

Collection of Anti-Semitic Publications – USA

Collection of promotional leaflets of vacation apartments and hotels that do not accept Jewish customers. USA, 1930's to 1950's.
Collection includes three postcards, two matchboxes, eighteen leaflets and two guides for vacationers in North-East USA, all are promotional material for hotels and vacation sites. Some publications state that only "exclusive clientele" is accepted, "Gentile Customers Only", non-Jewish management etc. One publication declares that the hotel does not discriminate Jews but believes in separation, and therefore the hotel cannot accept Jewish customers. Attached is an article from "The National Jewish Monthly" of 1955, describing discrimination and anti-Semitism in the USA. Total of 26 items, some in color. Sizes and conditions vary.