Poster in Yiddish: “A Mechayeh Nefashoth! Quench their Thirst. Still their Hunger… Look at their happy faces. They just came from the trenches hungry and cold…”

AUCTION 59 | Thursday, June 20th, 2013 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Ceremonial Objects and Works of Art

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Lot 229

(AMERICA).

Poster in Yiddish: “A Mechayeh Nefashoth! Quench their Thirst. Still their Hunger… Look at their happy faces. They just came from the trenches hungry and cold…”

With illustration depicting soldiers refreshing themselves. The United War Work Campaign sponsored by the Jewish Welfare Board and other organizations. Framed. 13.5 x 21.5 inches.

(New York), c. 1917:

Est: $1,500 - $2,000

PRICE REALIZED $1,600

A rare Wold War I-era American Yiddish poster. Issued for the benefit of the United War Work Campaign. “Give your money! They give their lives!”