Arthur Szyk and the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, Inc. collection

Identifier: irn533524
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Richard Tesler.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a set of four lithograph reproductions of Arthur Szyk drawings created and distributed by the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, Inc., in 1944.

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Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe letter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn549470
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Contains a letter, with envelope, sent by Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe to Dr. Helen Tessler.
Arthur Szyk print of Jewish soldiers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn549471
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Print of an Arthur Szyk drawing of Jewish soldiers and partisans posing with the figure of Moses. It is one of a set of four lithographs of Szyk drawings reproduced and distributed by the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, Inc. The committtee was formed in July 1943 and Szyk was one of the original members of the executive board.
Arthur Szyk print of two Jewish children threatened by Nazis
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn549472
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Print of an Arthur Szyk drawing of two Jewish children threatened by several Nazis. It is one of a set of four lithographs of Szyk drawings reproduced and distributed by the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, Inc. The committtee was formed in July 1943 and Szyk was one of the original members of the executive board.
Arthur Szyk print of a Jewish family with a Torah scroll
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn549473
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Print of an Arthur Szyk drawing of a traditional Jewish family posing with a Torah scroll. It is one of a set of four lithographs of Szyk drawings reproduced and distributed by the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, Inc. The committtee was formed in July 1943 and Szyk was one of the original members of the executive board.
Arthur Szyk print of a Jewish soldier with scenes of Jewish persecution
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn549474
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Print of an Arthur Szyk drawing of a vengeful Jewish soldier posing behind murdered or imprisoned Jews, including a dying rabbi holding a Torah scroll, a mother holding her murdered child, and a man holding out his manacled hands. It is one of a set of four lithographs of Szyk drawings reproduced and distributed by the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, Inc. The committtee was formed in July 1943 and Szyk was one of the original members of the executive board.

Arthur Szyk and the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, Inc. collection

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Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe letter

Arthur Szyk print of Jewish soldiers

Arthur Szyk print of two Jewish children threatened by Nazis

Arthur Szyk print of a Jewish family with a Torah scroll

Arthur Szyk print of a Jewish soldier with scenes of Jewish persecution