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Poster announcing a postwar event in memory of thuose who perished in Vilnius

Object | Accession Number: 2014.510.1
2014.510.1 front Poster announcing a postwar event in memory of thuose who perished in Vilnius Click to enlarge

Broadside for a 1947 memorial event for the victims of the Holocausr in Vilnius, Lithuania, to be held by the Union of Immigrants from Vilnius and the vicinity for Assistance and Rescue, in Tel Aviv, Palestine. It wa to be held on September 8, 1947, in Ohel assembly hall, with speakers including Rabbi Unterman, Joseph Klausner, and Aba Kovner. It was published by A. Strod and designed by M. Behlfer and Moshe Vorobeichic.

Title
Memorial for Vilnius Victims
Date
publication/distribution:  1947 September 08
Geography
publication: Tel Aviv (Israel)
Language
Hebrew
Classification
Posters
Category
Commemorative posters
Object Type
Posters--Palestine (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Crown Family.

About This Object

Physical Description
Poster depicting a scene of a group of people running away from the city.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 37.375 inches (94.933 cm) | Width: 24.750 inches (62.865 cm)
Materials
overall : paper, ink

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.
Funding Note
The acquisition of this artifact was made possible by the Crown Family.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 21:51:14
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