Lot 293
"Mosquito Danger" - Trilingual Broadside by the "American Zionist Medical Unit"
"Mosquito Danger", trilingual broadside (printed in Hebrew, Arabic and English) warning the public of mosquitoes spreading malaria. Printed by the American Zionist Medical Unit. No printer details or date, [Palestine, ca. 1920].
Printed in the middle of the broadside is an explanation regarding the means of avoiding mosquito bites and preventing the spread of mosquitoes, surrounded by explanatory illustrations.
The American Zionist Medical Unit (the medical unit of the Hadassah Women's Organization) was founded in order to restore the health and welfare institutions of the Jewish community in Palestine, destroyed during World War I. In 1921, the unit became a permanent health organization in Palestine - the Hadassah Medical Organization.
56.5X36 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Numerous stains. Small tears to margins and fold lines.
