State-financed tourist bureaus in Michigan have been ordered to halt distribution of resort literature indicating that the accommodations are restricted to persons of a particular religion or color, it was learned here today.
The ruling by William Palmer, secretary of the State of Michigan Tourist Council, came after a one-man fight by Rabbi Benedict Glazer, rabbi of Temple Beth El here, who personally appealed to Gov. Harry F. Kelly. Rabbi Glazer pointed out that literature containing discriminatory phraseclogy violated the Michigan Civil Liberties Law.
Reporting the stories that define our era. When history unfolds in real-time, the Jewish world turns to JTA. Your support ensures we can document the complexities of war and the resilience of Jewish communities with integrity.
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.
