Lot 136
Recruitment for the Jewish Brigade – A Poster Designed by Otte Wallisch, 1945
"To Me Belongeth Vengeance and Recompense!", poster for May 1st, issued by the Histadrut (General Organization of Jewish Workers in Palestine). No printer indicated, [Palestine], 1945. Design: Atelier [Ernst] Machner / [Otte] Wallisch. Signed, in the plate, on upper right corner ("mw") and on lower right corner ("Atelier Machner Wallisch").
Lithographic poster in color. On the top part is the flag of the Jewish Brigade, beneath it – against a bright red background – is a drawing of Brigade soldiers attacking, and at the bottom is a citation in Hebrew from the Biblical verse "To me belongeth vengeance and recompense; their foot shall slide in due time; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste" (Deuteronomy 32:35), expressing the spirit of the times – taking vengeance on Nazi Germany by enlisting to the Jewish Brigade.
48.5X33 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Linen-backed for display and preservation.
