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Original - World War I poster in Yiddish. Translated caption: "Food will win the war - You came here seeking freedom, now you must help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - waste nothing". Color lithograph, 1917.
Reason
Well designed historic poster communicates a part of Jewish history in the United States with visual symbolism that needs no translation. The text (translated in caption) urges a Yiddish speaking audience to conserve food during wartime shortages. Restored version of File:Yiddish WWI poster.jpg.
Articles this image appears in
Yiddish_language#The_20th_century, History_of_the_Jews_in_the_United_States#World_War_I
Creator
Charles Edward Chambers

Promoted File:Yiddish WWI poster2.jpg©Geni 22:49, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]