Enlist! Large text only poster created to encourage Jews in Palestine to serve in the British Army
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 38.250 inches (97.155 cm) | Width: 27.500 inches (69.85 cm)
Creator(s)
- Vaad leumi (Distributor)
- Jewish Agency for Palestine (Distributor)
Archival History
The Palestinian recruitment poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Broadside produced by the Jewish Agency and Va'ad Leumi appealing to Jews in the British Mandate of Palestine to enlist in the British Army in September 1939. It encourages Jews to defend Great Britain in the war against Germany despite the injustice of the British government issued White Paper policy of May 1939, which severely limited Jewish immigration to Palestine. Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and that same month, Great Britain declared war against Germany. The Jewish Agency and Va'ad Leumi were responsible for Jewish communal affairs in Palestine.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Large, text only, offset lithographic poster on offwhite paper. It has 31 lines of Hebrew text printed in black ink with 2 wide, vertical, light blue stripes along the sides signifying the Zionist flag. The title is near the top in large, bold font; the typeface varies in size, with a few phrases in bold font and underlined. Publication information and a circular punch hole are in the lower right.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish.
- Palestine--Politics and government--1917-1948.
- Foreign enlistment--Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Palestine.
Genre
- Posters
- Object