The Denver Jewish news., 1924-03-13

better type to the New YORK Siock
Exchange companies, most of the lead
ing publishing houses and exclusive
mems shops. When he asked what
their particular reason might be for
discriminating against the jew as a
class, they answered, "Jews can't Keep
secret; they are habitually late
they are untidy; they create antagon-
ISM
Not so long ago young man, col
lege-trained with personality plus,
went to the National Employment EN-
change, one of the largest, in hopes of
being placed in one of the several po-
sitions that they had open and ad-
vertised in the papers daily. He had
every qualification for the positions he
he is n Jew. For two weeks this EN-
plcyment exchange, which probably
has more positions on their books than
any other agency in New York City,
did not send him to II single employer.
ON all sides of him every morning he
saw applicants sent ont for prospec-
tive positions and placed in the course
Of a few days. This young man, who
was versatile enough to fit into any of
n score of different occupations and
fill the position most capably. was not
sent around to at least few of the
hundred who seemingly had positions
open. He felt that he was not even
given n fighting chance; he knew that
he could hold his own if given IL per-
scnal interview. The placement man
ager told him frankly that they had
no openings at all for Jews.
Another large employment agency
made so bold TO hang NO Jews
Wanted" sign on its door. The sign
had short life. however, because the
landlord had little mere discretion
and demanded that it be taken down
Immediately. The blame cnn not be
placed altogether upon these employ
ment concerns. Years of experience
have taught them that ii makes for
an economy of time and effort to ask
the prospective employer whether or
not he will consider Jewish appli-
cant. The way they put it is II he
has any religious preference. To send
ii Jewish applicant to AN employer who
has expressed a preference for Christ
inns means only further discourage
mcnt for the Jewish job-scekcr and
most important of all, possible loss of
patronage for the agency because 1t
acted contrary to the orders of the
employer.
Thirty-seven classified advertise
mcnts in the Help Wanted" section
of the New York Times on Sunday,
December ., asked all applicants in
answering to state their religion. All
these advertisements were blind. Civ
ing no firm name or street number.
experience and anxious waiting for u
reply has taught the Jewish job-seek-
cr that more than Il mere perusal of
such an advertisement is merely more
time wanted. 1t is interesting to note
that of nearly two solid pages of Sales
men Wanted advertisements. not
one asked that the applicant state his
religion This would lead one to be-
lieve that the employer is not so dis
eliminating when it comes to assistance
In accumulating his fortune. He
realizes that Jewish statesmen have n
knack all their own when it comes to
selling. He believes that the jew can
outsell the Christian, so he decides 10
let down the barrier there.
One of the favorite methods of evad-
state that 'he has his quota of Jews
in the organization filed Here
they take our immigration laws as an
example and say like the United States
population, they must stick to percent
ago and keep an American flavor, TO
their organization. Some firms, how
ever, keep This percentage down to n
fraction of one. Others place it at
zero.
And then we come to the time worn
argument that the Jewish holidays i'll
tcrfere to too great an extent with the
daily business routine. For the en-
ployce who wishes to observe the Sab
bath and all the other Jewish holidays
during the year, his place is with
Jewish firm of equally religious stand
ards. The employer, however, when
interviewing the applicant seldom in
quires how observant he is before turn
ing him down. The majority of the
Jewish employees have learned TO re-
concile their religious observances with
the American business calendar. He
asks that he be allowed to observe two
extra holidays, Rosh Hashona and Iom
Kippur. The 80 many Jewish holi