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Poster on behalf of the Haganah organization. “It All Depends on You.” Published in 1947 by the Haganah. Designed by Ismar David. Public domain, via PPPA.

Poster promoting the First Maccabiah (Maccabee Games) held in Tel Aviv, Eretz Israel, 28 March - 6 April, 1932. 390 athletes from 27 countries participated. 20,000 spectators were at the opening ceremony. There were competitions in 16 sports. Published by Maccabi World Union. Public domain, via PPPA.

“Your laundry will be as white as snow. Kesem” (Hebrew.) 1938 advertising poster for Kesem Washing Powder, produced by the Shemen Edible Oil Factory, Haifa, Israel. A. L. Monsohn Lithographic Press, Jerusalem. Designed by Franz Krausz. His wife, Annie Krausz, was the model for the poster. Public domain.

“The Pioneer” (Hebrew.) Graphic illustration for a poster or magazine cover promoting settlement in the Land of Israel, 1935. Designed by Steven Ir-Sahi. Public domain, via PPPA.

“Adloyada, 1933, Tel Aviv” (Hebrew.) Advertising poster for Adloyada (“until one doesn’t know”) Purim parade in Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1933. Strod Publishing, Tel Aviv. Original concept by Avraham Aldema. Public domain.

Female volunteers taking a bus driver course in Tel Aviv, Israel, to relieve the shortage of male drivers serving in World War II. British Leyland Motors Ltd. double decker bus, circa 1937. Black and white photo taken 17 October, 1940 by Zoltan Kluger, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Colorized.

“Youth for Settlement Strongholds. Keren Hayesod Jewish Youth Project.” (Hebrew, “HaNo’ar LeMa’an Yishuvey Mishlat, Keren Hayesod, the Jewish Youth Project.”) Circa 1946, published by Moriah Press, Jerusalem. Designed by Zvi Berger. Public domain, via PPPA.

“Youth for Settlement Strongholds. Keren Hayesod Jewish Youth Project.” Circa 1946, published by Moriah Press, Jerusalem. Designed by Zvi Berger. Public domain, via PPPA.

Mordechai Aloni, a member of Kibbutz Gan Shmuel, in the uniform of the British Army Jewish Settlements Police (Haganah,) guarding members working in a field. Black and white photo taken 11 June 1938 by Zoltan Kluger, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Colorized.

“…in those days at this time. 161 BCE Maccabbees, Israel 5708-1948. In prayer–In war.” To celebrate Hanukkah in Israel, 1948. Published in the USA by Home of the Sages of Israel, designed by Mitchell Loeb. Public domain, via PPPA.

“We have already been housed, now we will house them. Buy the immigrant housing loan bond immediately.” (Hebrew.) Circa 1949, published by Amidar, the National Society for Housing Immigrants in Israel. Designed by Gerd Rothschild. Public domain, via PPPA.

“Israel, 1946.” Vintage travel poster of a town and a large sabra cactus. Designed by Steven Ir-Sahi. Public domain, via PPPA.

“Rebuilding the Land of Israel: A Haven for the Jewish Wanderer, a Homestead for the Jewish Pioneer.” Book published in New York, 1927. Cover designed by Weinberg Studio. Public domain, via PPPA.

“Finest Confectionery Beit-Lehem.” (Hebrew.) Circa 1935. Published by Beit Lehem Bakery, LTD, Tel Aviv, Israel. Designed by Shalom Aharoni. Public domain, via PPPA.

Neomi, a recent immigrant from Germany, was a tractorist at Kibbutz Ma’abarot. She drove an International Harvester T20 Crawler tractor. Black and white photo taken 1 October 1940 by Zoltan Kluger, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Colorized.

“Buy the products of Eretz Israel! The building of your country is in your hands.” (Hebrew.) Circa 1930. Published by Association for Products of Eretz Israel. Designed by R. Dayan (Rudolf Deutsch.) Public domain, via PPPA.

Egged Bus Company slogan in Hebrew, “Travel Safely - Travel With Egged.” Poster circa 1935. Published by Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd. Designed by Franz Krausz. Public domain, via PPPA.

Photo of people floating and relaxing in the Dead Sea, Israel.

Photo of an instructor showing a woman how to abseil at the Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon) in Israel. Rappelling at the Ramon Nature Reserve is very popular.

“Happy Sukkot” (English, Hebrew.) Israel. A man standing in the doorway of a sukkah. Black and white photo taken in 1937 by Zoltan Kluger, public domain. Colorized.

“A nation reborn on its ancestral soil.” Circa 1940. Published by the Jewish National Fund in the United States. Designed by Otte Wallish, Ernst Mechner, Public domain, via PPPA.

Four women doing laundry in Binyamina, Israel. Black and white photo taken 1930. Gan Shmuel Archive, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Colorized.

Workers manufacturing light bulbs at a factory in Tel Aviv, Israel. Black and white photo taken 1939 by Zoltan Kluger, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Colorized.

“We are all for the sake of immigration and absorption.” (Translated from Hebrew.) Poster calling on the public to work to encourage immigration and absorption of the new arrivals. Published 1 January, 1940, by the WZO. Israel Government Press Office, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

“Summon the Genie of the Jaffa to guard your health!” Poster promoting Israel’s Jaffa oranges, circa 1925, designer unknown. Public domain, via PPPA.

“The Land of Israel (Hebrew.) The Country of Our Future.” Poster promoting immigration, designed by Franz Krausz, 1934. Public domain, via PPPA.

“Even a cactus beard yields to Shemen Shaving Cream.” Poster published by the Shemen Edible Oil Factory, Haifa, Israel, 1930s. Public domain.

“The seven-fold blessed land of Israel awaits redemption by the people of Israel through the Jewish National Fund.” Deuteronomy 8:8. Poster, circa 1935, by Franz Krausz. Public domain, via PPPA.

“Buy matzah from the biggest mills in Eretz-Israel” (Hebrew.) 1925 poster promoting the sale of Passover matzah made in the Land of Israel. Designed by Zeev Raban, Public domain, via PPPA.

Jerusalem on a clear, cool day. Photo of buildings and greenery along a walking path near Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. The Dormition Abbey is in the background.

Jerusalem on a clear, cool day. Photo of buildings and greenery along a walking path near Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. The Dormition Abbey is in the background.

Photo of an archaeological site at Masada National Park, overlooking the Dead Sea in southern Israel.

Photo of an archaeological site at Masada National Park, overlooking the Dead Sea in southern Israel.

Photo of the Jordan River, Israel. The River Jordan is 251 kilometers (156 miles) long and flows north to south through the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) and on to the Dead Sea.

Photo of the Jordan River, Israel. The River Jordan is 251 kilometers (156 miles) long and flows north to south through the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) and on to the Dead Sea.

Photo of an ancient arch in the courtyard of the Tower of David Museum located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the western edge of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel.