"To the Jewish Yishuv in Palestine!" / "An den Jischuw in Erez Israel", a broadside issued by "Hamif'al LePidyon Shevuyei Austria" [a drive for the rescue of Austrian Jewry] headed by Chaim Weizmann. Tel-Aviv: "Hotza'at Erezt Yisrael" press, [ca. 1938]. Printed on both sides, one side in Hebrew and the other in German.
A broadside with an announcement of the establishment of "Hamif'al LePidyon Shevuyei Austria" headed by Chaim Weizmann, the Chief Rabbis of Palestine and the rabbi of Tel-Aviv.
The "Hamif'al LePidyon Shevuyei Austria" drive was established following the annexation of Austria into the Third Reich (March 1938) and the Kristallnacht (November 1938), with the goal raising funds for the Jews of Austria who had fallen victim to persecution and forced immigration; to help them receive visas to Palestine and assist them when they arrived in Palestine.
22X29 cm. Good condition. Creases. Filing holes. A few stains. Tears along the edges.