Bidspirit auction | (WORLD WAR I). Poster. “Jewish

(WORLD WAR I). Poster. “Jewish War Sufferers, Shall They Plead in Vain?” Bereft woman and child amidst the ruins of a war. Designed by Lou Mayer for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. 29.5 x 20.5. Linen-backed. Brooklyn, New York, c. 1917: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (known as the Joint), 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 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (known as the Joint), 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.