Book details: [FLYER] CROSS OR SWASTIKA; FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE AND HUMANITY BOYCOTT NAZI GERMANY.
$US 200.00
Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League To Champion Human Rights .
[FLYER] CROSS OR SWASTIKA; FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE AND HUMANITY BOYCOTT NAZI GERMANY.
Imprint: New York, Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League To Champion Human Rights, Inc., N.D.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Broadside
1st edition. No Date [1936? ] Single sided flyer. [1] page. 31 x 23 cm. Flyer calling for the boycott of Nazi Germany, with a centerpiece illustration depicting Hitler pulling down a cross off of a church steeple, with two columns, one outlining the "christian creed" the other outlining "the Nazi creed"; the flyer makes the case for the absolute schism of Christians and Nazis, and points out that the Nazis will destroy the cross; the flyer declares "Smash the Swastika!" and "Enroll in the Ranks of the Defenders of Humanity! Join the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Rights. " The Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Rights was founded in 1933; "Although its primary mission was to advocate an economic boycott on Nazi Germany, it also attempted to counter Nazi propaganda activities in the United States. The League used many forms of media to get its message across to the American public, including radio, books, magazines, newspapers, conferences, lectures, and, pamphlets. To broaden its reach, the League allied itself with religious, political, and fraternal organizations. Additionally, the League's research and legal departments gathered information, assisted in the prosecution of fraudulent German businesses, and attempted to uncover illegal Nazi activates in America. " (American Jewish Archives) . Subjects: Christianity - Germany, 20th cent. Anti-Nazi movement - United States - Sources. Boycotts - Germany - Sources. Jews - United States - Politics and government - Sources. Aged, with edges slightly fragile, light chipping to edges. Otherwise clean. Good Condition. (LB-5-28)
Stock number:39766.