Handbill with commentary on wartime food ration reductions in Germany

Identifier
irn522533
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.659.7
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 8.375 inches (21.273 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)

Archival History

The handbill was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund

Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Circular commenting on the April 6, 1942, cuts by the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture to the food rations of the German population. It compares the food restrictions introduced by the Nazi regime to those experienced during World War I (1914-1918). That April, weekly bread, fat, and meat rations were significantly reduced. The cuts were explained as due to shortages in the harvests and the increased need to feed the German Army and forced laborers.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular, two-sided, white paper handbill with German text printed in black ink. The front has an image at the top reproducing an official 1917 notice on food rations with a phrase circled in green ink. On the upper left and lower right of the image is green shading. Below, to the right, is a short text caption. Above and below the image is text in large, crayon-like font. At the bottom is a block of text, then a phrase in green ink. The reverse has text in large, crayon-like font at the top and bottom. In the center are 2 lines of text, then 6 numbered paragraphs, and near the bottom, 3 lines of text. The typeface varies in size, with a few sentences in bold font. The handbill is creased.

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