"To the Galilee! / For the Hebrew Settlement of the Country!", an illustrated poster issued by the JNF. Shoshany Printing Press, "printed in locally produced colors, Linol-Gilboa", [1937]. Signed in print: MW [Mechner Wallish Atelier] / Liv. Hebrew.
Poster calling on the public to donate a self-imposed tax to the JNF, to promote the enterprise of "redeeming the Hula and Galilee surroundings": "The redemption of the Galilee, with its mountain ridges and fertile valleys, reviving its deserted places and turning them into vibrant Jewish settlements - this is our duty at this great time… the Jewish National Fund extends its hand to the Upper Galilee, birthplace of the heroes of Israel, bringing to it the blessing of the Hebrew worker, who shall slake its thirst with the sweat of his brow and restore its honor as of old…" [Hebrew]. On the right is a fine illustration of a laborer gazing toward the Galilee hills.
95X61 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Slight damage. Tears overlaid with adhesive tape. Missing upper right corner (with paper pasted on poster back).
From the collection of Dr Simon Cohen.