Graphic materials from British ruled Palestine collection

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Greeting cards from Asmara
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn44059
- English
- 1945-1946
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Two greeting cards sent to relatives by someone interned by British Mandate authorities in Asmara, Eritrea. The cards express wishes for a happy new year and for liberation.
Poster promoting enlistment for the Jewish Brigade designed by the Shamir brothers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn44060
- English
- 1941
- overall: Height: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm) | Width: 11.875 inches (30.163 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Poster encouraging Jewish enlistment in the British army with the goal of establishing a Jewish Brigade in Palestine created by Gabriel and Maxim Shamir in 1941. The brothers, both graphic designers, created many works that helped shaped the culture and political environment in Palestine before and during World War II, and in Israel following its independence. Great Britain had ruled Palestine under a League of Nations mandate since 1920. Beginning in 1940, the Jews of Palestine were permitted to enlist in units of the British Army attached to the East Kent Regiment. In the following years,...