Discrimination against Jewish young women who seek positions as school teachers was charged by Mrs. Frances Pollak, chairman of vocational guidance of the National Council of Jewish Women, before the sessions of the Council’s New England section at the Narragansett Hotel here.
Mrs. Pollak said that surveys undertaken in 38 states by the sections of the council had proved that Jewish girls have encountered difficulty in securing positions. She cited the teaching profession as an instance of discrimination against Jewish girls.
Several delegates supported the contention of Mrs. Pollak, reporting specific instances of discriminations against Jewish girls. One said that her daughter, a Wellesley graduate, had been compelled to deny her faith in order to secure a position. Others recounted stories of conditions in their respective communities which amounted to a tacit boycott of Jewish young women.
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