Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"Women to the Siren Services" - Poster Designed by Pesach Irsai

Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,625
Including buyer's premium
"Women to the Siren, Telephone and Supervisory Services", illustrated poster designed by Pesach Irsai. [Early 1940s]. Hebrew.
A poster calling on women to join the Civil Guard, an organization founded in Tel Aviv in 1938 and employed during World War II in various roles involving the organization of the civil population on the home front - defense from airborne attacks, aid to refugees and the injured, supervision of food prices, encouraging recruitment to the British Army and more.
58.5X47.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains and slight defects.
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