The Belfairs of Golf Club of Southend, a southern coast resort town, bowed today to municipal pressure and dropped its blackball vote which has been consistently used to bar Jewish applicants for membership. The club had lost its license permitting members to play on the municipal golf course.
A change in membership admission rules requires a majority vote for rejection of an applicant. Previously only two votes were required. The club has applied for restoration of its municipal course license.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
