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1918, WWI Jewish Welfare Board Poster

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World War I Jewish Welfare Board Poster 1918

1918, WWI Jewish Welfare Board Poster, Choice Extremely Fine.
This staggering 33" x 21" two-color poster was originally done by Sidney Reisenberg, and printed by Theo. Gravier of New York for the Jewish Welfare Board. There are some very tiny edge wrinkles that are unobtrusive and barely detectable. This WWI poster depicts a blue star of David to the left of a wonderfully drawn doughboy soldier raising his hand toward the viewer. It asks civilians to contribute to the United War Work Campaign of 1918. At top it reads, "Civilians, When we go through this we need all the help and comfort you can give." At bottom, "The Jewish Welfare Board, United War Work Campaign - Week of November 11, 1918". The poster's artist, Sidney H. Riesenberg, became noted as both a major illustrator and a painter. He did covers and interior work for such magazines as Harpers, Scribners, Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post. Riesenberg's paintings were mainly of a Western genre, his original oils are actively sought after and have been setting record prices at recent auctions. He reached his peak as an illustrator during WW I, being personally inspired by the war effort. His major works include "Remember The Flag of Liberty" (the famed immigrant 3rd Liberty Loan poster) and the dramatic "Over The Top For You." A nice even tone runs through the piece, and it is in truly excellent condition. We have sold other examples of this poster for upwards of $1,200 in our prior auctions.

The National Jewish Welfare Board (JWB) was formed on April 9, 1917, three days after the United States declared war on Germany. The organization was charged with recruiting and training rabbis for military service, as well as providing support materials to these newly commissioned chaplains. The JWB also maintained oversight of Jewish chapel facilities at military installations. The United War Work Campaign was a unified fund raising campaign of for the YMCA, the YWCA, the Knights of Columbus, the Jewish Welfare Board, the War Camp Community Service, the American Library Association, and the Salvation Army. The goal of the campaign was to raise $170,500,000 for the fund.

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