Raymond Rocca collection

Identifier: irn515265
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515265

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Mary Rocca, wife of Raymond Rocca.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of three Italian anti-Allies, antisemitic posters issued circa 1941-1945 relating to the experiences of Raymond Rocca, while a soldier in the United States Army in Rome, Italy, during World War II.

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Allies divide the spoils while the Jew bides his time Poster of Allies meeting at a Star of David table
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515266
- English
- 1945
- overall: Height: 13.750 inches (34.925 cm) | Width: 18.375 inches (46.673 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Antisemitic, anti-Allies poster acquired by Raymond Rocca in 1945 when he was a United States soldier serving in Rome, Italy. The poster has the Allied Powers meeting at a Star of David table, illustrating the Nazi propaganda myth of the worldwide Jewish conspiracy controlling Germany's enemies. Italy, under the Fascist dictatorship of Mussolini, was an Axis member and entered World War II (1939-1945) as an ally of Germany. In May 1943, the Axis campaign in North Africa collapsed and they surrendered to the Allies. That July, Allied forces invaded Sicily. Mussolini was arrested by his own g...
The Jew Having Fun Poster of a Jewish man whipping tops with faces of Allied leaders
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515267
- English
- overall: Height: 18.375 inches (46.673 cm) | Width: 13.750 inches (34.925 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Antisemitic, anti-Allies poster acquired by Raymond Rocca in 1945 when he was a United States soldier serving in Rome, Italy. The poster depicts a Jewish man using a whip to spin dreidels with caricatures of the Allied leaders, Franklin Roosevelt, Alcide De Gasperi, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. Italy, under the Fascist dictatorship of Mussolini, was an Axis member and entered World War II (1939-1945) as an ally of Germany. In May 1943, the Axis campaign in North Africa collapsed and they surrendered to the Allies. That July, Allied forces invaded Sicily. Mussolini was arrested by h...
The servant's masters Poster with Allied leaders pulling a chariot with Stars of David
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515269
- English
- 1944-1945
- overall: Height: 8.875 inches (22.543 cm) | Width: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Antisemitic, anti-Allies poster acquired by Raymond Rocca in 1945 when he was a United States soldier serving in Rome, Italy. The poster depicts the Allied leaders pulling a Star of David marked chariot. Italy, under the Fascist dictatorship of Mussolini, was an Axis member and entered World War II (1939-1945) as an ally of Germany. In May 1943, the Axis campaign in North Africa collapsed and they surrendered to the Allies. That July, Allied forces invaded Sicily. Mussolini was arrested by his own government and, in September, Italy unconditionally surrendered to the Allies. Germany then oc...

Raymond Rocca collection

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Allies divide the spoils while the Jew bides his time Poster of Allies meeting at a Star of David table

The Jew Having Fun Poster of a Jewish man whipping tops with faces of Allied leaders

The servant's masters Poster with Allied leaders pulling a chariot with Stars of David