Shpeiz vot gevinen krieg! [Food will win the war!], a color lithograph poster, calling to support the war effort of the Allies of World War I and to be sparing with the consumption of wheat. New-York United States Food Administration, [1917/1918]. Printed by Rusling Wood. Yiddish. Illustration: Charles Edward Chambers.
A poster published by the United States Food Administration headed by Herbert Hoover (a body that was responsible for providing food to American soldiers and the soldiers of the Allies of World War I). The poster appeals to immigrants: "You Came Here seeking freedom, now you must help defend it. Wheat is needed for the Allies. Waste nothing".
The illustration depicts immigrants in New York's harbor, with the Statue of Liberty and a red, white and blue rainbow in the background.
This poster was also printed in other additional languages that were common among the immigrants to the USA.
The poster was designed by the American artist Charles Edward Chambers (1883-1941). Chambers was an advertising illustrator as well as a story illustrator. His illustrations were published in several of the most prominent magazines in the USA, including "Cosmopolitan" and "Harper's".
51x76 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Creases. Tears and open tears, especially along margins (not affecting the text or illustration), some of them reinforced with tape.
See: Witnesses to History, the Jewish Poster 1770-1985, a Selection from the Judah L. Magnes Museum. Berkeley (California), 1989, p. 48.

"Mosquito Danger", trilingual broadside (printed in Hebrew, Arabic and English) warning the public of mosquitoes spreading malaria. Printed by the American Zionist Medical Unit. Jerusalem: Bezalel, [ca. 1920]. Monsohn Lithographic Press.?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.?57X36 cm. The broadside is made of two parts mounted together (the large part among them ends with the details of the printing press. On the second part, the inscription: "Prepared by A.Z.M.U." Is printed). Good-fair condition. Filing holes. Fold lines. A few stains. Tears and open tears, some affecting text and illustration, some reinforced with tape.

Five advertisement posters. Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, 1920s and 1930s.
* Two posters advertising plays of the "Hamatateh" Theater in Tel-Aviv: the 8th programme of the theater, 1929, and the 31st programme of the theater, "Lech Lecha", 1933. Both printed by "HaAretz". * A poster advertising"Asis" juices, declaring that "Better one cup of soda with 'Asis' than two without it". Jaffa: M. Shoham press, 1930. * A poster issued by the "association for Human Biotyplogy inviting the public to a ball at the "Mugrabi" theater for the "Institute for Professional Orientation". Tel-Aviv: Saadia Shoshani press, 1932. * A poster advertizing a play of the "Ohel" theater, "The Journeys of Benjamin III" (Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: "haPoel haTzair" Cooperative press, 1936.
The posters are stamped with stamps of the Tel-Aviv Municipality bearing the date the poster was published; in four of the stamps it is noted "Advertising tax has been paid" (Hebrew).
Average size: 95x63 cm. Good to fair condition. Tears and open tears. Creases. Stains.

An advertisement poster for a booklet of "Sifriyat HaBalash" ("The Detective" Library). Tel Aviv: "Gutenberg-Zvi KSP, [1932].
An advertisement poster for the 12th booklet of the "Sifriyat HaBalash" series, with an illustration on the cover of the booklet and the names of the new stories – "Snunit HaMizrach" (The Swallow of the East) and "Evel Kaved" (Great Mourning). Stamped with a stamp of "HaMefarsem" from March 6, 1932.
"Sifriyat HaBalash", with its 28 booklets, was considered the messenger of the genre of Hebrew detective fiction. Most of the stories were written by Shlomo Ben-Yisrael; however, some were written by other writers, including Uri Keisari, Chaim Dov HaLachmi, Nachum Snapiri, Aryeh Samsonov, and others.
32x47.5 cm. Good condition. Fold lines, creases and a few stains. Small tears to margins and along fold lines. Stamp.