File name: 07_01_000051 Title: Jewish war sufferers. Shall they plead in vain? Creator/Contributor: Mayer, Louis, 1869-1969 (artist); American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (sponsor) Created/Published: Grinnell Litho Co., New York Date issued: 1917 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color Summary: Image depicts Jewish woman and child sitting amidst rubble in a war-damaged area. Genre: War posters Subjects: Refugees; War destruction & pillage Notes: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, known as JDC, was founded in 1914, shortly after the outbreak of World War I, to send aid to the Jews of Palestine and Eastern Europe who were in danger of starvation. The JDC is an independent, nonpolitical American Jewish Relief and welfare organization dedicated to providing emergency aid and long term assistance to individual Jews and Jewish communities throughout the world, outside of the United States. Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions