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[The British and German war decrees, a comparison between the two of them]. To the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Blessed [ca 1917]
- Date
- 1917
- Reference
- Eph-D-WAR-WI-1917-03
- Description
Poster written in Judeo-Arabic, English and French compares and contrasts the benevolent and respectful attitude of British troops towards inhabitants of a captured Jerusalem, with the punitive attitude of German troops after their capture of Holnon in 1915, when inhabitants were threatened with exile and physical punishment if they did not work in the fields. At top left is the text of General Allenby's proclamation to the inhabitants of Jerusalem after the British defeat of the Ottoman Turks and seizure of Jerusalem in December 1917. Alongside it in French at the right, is the stern edict presented by the German Commandant Colonel Gloss when he took Holnon. The middle portion is a commentary in Judeo-Arabic (ie a Jewish dialect of Arabic written in Hebrew script). Below, both Allenby's and Gloss' pronouncements are translated into Judeo-Arabic.
Two copies held.
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Letterpress work, 735 x 485 mm.
Provenance: One copy previously owned by the Dominion Museum, Wellington
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Scanned from original
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Ephemera, Letterpress works, Posters, Letterpress work, 735 x 485 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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