"LaAm Bamaztor" [To the Besieged Nation], a poster calling to raise funds for the Yishuv. Tel-Aviv: Shoshani Press, August, 1946.
The Hebrew caption, "To the Besieged Nation - Menachem Av, August 1946", is printed on a black and blue-and-white background.
"To the Besieged Nation" was the title given to a series of fund-raising campaigns of the "Magbit HaHitgaysut VeHahatzala" [The Enlistment and Rescue Campaign], which took place towards the end of the British Mandate. Two-thirds of the money that was raised was divided between the Haganah and the Mossad LeAliyah B [Institution for Immigration B]. The rest was allocated to aid prisoners and victims of the struggle against the British.
29x48 cm. Good condition. Stains and blemishes (especially along the edges). Linen-backed for display and preservation.