“You Saved Them in 1917, Will You Let Them Starve Now? Helpless Little Children shall they Live or Die?”
AUCTION 66 |
Thursday, November 19th,
2015 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art
Lot 315
(WORLD WAR I).
“You Saved Them in 1917, Will You Let Them Starve Now? Helpless Little Children shall they Live or Die?”
New York, 1918:
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
PRICE REALIZED $3,000
Seeking to benefit the impoverished Jews of Eastern Europe following World War I, American Jewish relief groups united to create the Joint Distribution Committee. This poster includes pledges from the Jewish communities of Rochester, Denver, Boston, Des Moines and Salt Lake City; as well as a pitiful image of two impoverished young girls: “They appeal to YOU for your answer - IN BREAD.”