Lot 84
The Jewish Welfare Board, the 1918 U.S. World War I (WWI) Home Front poster ("Civilians. When we go through this we need all the help and comfort you can give."; "United War Work campaign - Week of November 11-1918") encouraging citizens to donate to help the Jewish Welfare Board send Jewish chaplains to Europe to "help and comfort" Jewish soldiers and featuring art of a Jewish star (the Star of David) and a soldier standing with raised hand by Sidney H. Riesenberg. Note that the National Jewish Welfare Board was formed in early 1917, right after the U.S. declared war on Germany. Its purpose was to train rabbis to become chaplains, just as YMCA and other groups did to create Christian chaplains. In 1941, the National Jewish Welfare Board (along with the YMCA, the YWCA, the Red Cross, and other groups) joined together to form the USO (United Service Organization), which provided help and comfort to American military personnel overseas. US WWI Lithographs were used during 1917 and 1918 to encourage citizens to buy Liberty Bonds, special charitable appeals, conserve food and goods and enforce patriotism. Since the federal government had banned commercial radio, the posters were needed to spread these messages. Many of the works were commissioned by well-known artists of the day. We describe all items to the best of our ability as we are not experts on everything. Please ask specific questions on details or condition prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS. We box and ship to keep costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the costumer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or UPS
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Dimensions:
- 22" x 33" Condition:
- Excellent Condition with very little wear. It is shrink wrapped with a cardboard back. It is loose from the cardboard
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