(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
British born Jews are British and should not be subject to social prejudice and discrimination, is the view held by the sane elements in Great Britain.
This developed in the case of a Jewish woman who was barred from membership in the Mid-Surrey Golf Club. The incident, revealed by the London “Daily Express,” created a stir. Many members of the club have expressed their resentment against the attitude of the membership committee of the club. Sir Robert Donald, former chairman of the Empire Press Union, published a protest declaring that “British born Jews are British. If you ostracize the Jews, why not ostracize the Irish, the Scotch, the Welsh, the Catholics and the Free Thinkers?”
The Club has many Jews as members but recently a prepudice is manifest against electing more Jews to membership.
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