Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Yes, anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism [View all]shaayecanaan
(6,068 posts)This allegation pops up a lot in Jewish blogs and articles in Jewish online zines, judging from a Google search. It also makes an appearance in the wiki article relating to Canada and antisemitism.
When a specific beach is named, it is usually the Sunnyside beach in Toronto a d the time period is general,y the mid fifties. It seems impossible to locate a picture of the sign, which is curious given how notorious it seems to be.
There are certainly records of exclusionary signs against Jews, although they were by no means prevalent. The one group that were frequently subjected to exclusionary signs were blacks.
Like the "no Irish need apply" legend (which may have popped up from time to time but was never widespread) this may be an example of exaggerated folk memory.