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SHARE: Jewish Relief Campaign poster with a woman holding bread – Vintage Poster

SHARE: Jewish Relief Campaign poster with a woman holding bread — vintage poster
SHARE: Jewish Relief Campaign poster with a woman holding bread. Vintage poster from the Middle East & Holy Land collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

A window into the past: SHARE: Jewish Relief Campaign poster with a woman holding bread, preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

SHARE: Jewish Relief Campaign poster with a woman holding bread

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What sets this poster apart is its central figure, a woman holding a loaf of bread, which turns a fundraising appeal into an image of ordinary daily need. Jewish relief campaigns of this era used posters like this to move viewers toward giving to communities facing hunger and displacement, often in Europe and the Middle East during the decades around the two world wars. Bread was a common symbol in such appeals because it stood for the most basic provision a family could go without. The single word SHARE asks the viewer to take part in that giving directly.

Original scan4,033 × 5,413 px · prints to 13 × 18 in at 300 dpi
Reference05663u

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