Original Wraps. 4to. 36 pages. 31 cm. First edition. In Yiddish. 'To Aid; For the Political Prisoners in Poland. ' Bound in illustrated wraps, depicting homeless children of political prisoners. Rear wrap has advertisement for the performance of 'Brothers Ashkenazi' by I. J. Singer at the Yiddish Art Theatre. Articles on the Struggle Against Fascism in Poland, Police Terror, Antisemitic Acts in Polish towns, news from Patronati groups, etc. Contains 7 illustrations throughout (including examples of Polish anti-semitic propaganda) . Important Landsmanschaften periodical to organize the campaign to free political prisoners in Poland and to fight Polish anti-semitism; in the interwar period, there was a disproportianate number of Jewish political prisoners, many of whom were poor working class Polish Jews arrested for participating in demonstrations, caught with communist brochures, or helping other political prisoners. The Patronati in America were organizations whose task was to aid the political prisoners in Poland. “The patronati are supported by all types of landsmanschaften, not only by the radically-minded branches but also by those who are politically more conservative, once they learn of the sad plight of acquaintances or of the children of landsmen rotting in Polish dungeons. ” - The Present State of the Landsmanschaften, by I. E. Rontch. Subjects: Political prisoners - Poland - Periodicals. Jews - Poland - Periodicals. Jews - Persecutions - Poland – Periodicals. OCLC lists 6 copies (NYPL, OSU, HUC, Harvard, Brandeis, CJH) . Some soiling to wraps, some tears to edges of wraps, lightly bumped edges, light soiling throughout, otherwise fresh. Good + condition. (HOLO2-117-16)