"You saved them in 1917, will you let them starve now?", a poster issued by the American Jewish Relief Committee for Sufferers from the War. [New York, 1918].
Allegorical poster depicting a woman armed with a shield and sword, representing American Jewry, protecting starving people (European Jewry) from wolves. A lifeless wolf is lying at her feet. The poster reads: "The Wolves of Hunger Are Still Attacking. Will We Protect Our Own from Starvation?... Shall We Save Them? What Will You Do?".
The American Jewish Relief Committee for Sufferers from the War was established in 1914 and was one of the three organizations that made up the JOINT. The committee was headed by Louis Marshall (who is signed in print on this poster) – a prominent leader of American Jewry, who participated in the Peace Conference in Paris at the end of the war.
This poster is part of a series printed in 1918, designed by the Jewish-American illustrator Julius Gottsdanker, who signed with his pseudonym Cozzy Gottsdanker.
Approx. 32X48 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Minor blemishes. Linen-backed for display and preservation.