Mutual aid for the dispossessed
The Jewish Winter Relief Organization
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“No one should suffer hunger and cold. Give to the best of your ability with a joyous heart.”
Berlin
After the passing of the Nuremberg Laws in 1935, Jews were excluded from the support of the “Winter Relief Agency of the German People” and had to organize their own relief agency. Nazi legislation was making it more and more difficult for Jews in Germany to earn a living. The Jewish Winter Relief Organization stepped into the breach and assisted impoverished members of the community with food, medicine, and heating fuel. The photo was taken at a concert for the benefit of the Jewish Winter Relief.
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Institution:
Leo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin
Collection:
Heinrich Stahl Collection, AR 7171
Original:
F 7401
