DESIGNER UNKNOWN [THE JEWS THE WORLD OVER LOVE LIBERTY / HAVE FOUGHT FOR IT & WILL FIGHT FOR IT.] Circa 1917.
40x26 1/2 inches, 101 1/2x67 1/4 cm. Montreal Litho Co., Montreal.
Condition B+: replaced losses in lower left corner and left edge; repaired tears at edges, some into image; creases in image. Matted and framed.
A rare Canadian World War I image calling Jews to enlist in the army. This poster is an extraordinary call to arms, employing three separate persuasive techniques - patronizing expectation: "Britain expects every son of Israel to do his duty;" historical association: "The Jews the world over love liberty, have fought for it & will fight for it;" and following a visual example: the man pictured is saying "you have cut my bonds and set me free - now let me help you set others free!" This is the Yiddish version. Not in Magnes.