Central Welfare Agency for German Jews – Eight Contribution Cards with Illustrated Stamps – Aid to German Jews ...

Central Welfare Agency for German Jews – Eight Contribution Cards with Illustrated Stamps – Aid to German Jews under Nazi Regime – 1930s
Eight contribution cards (Beitragskarte), with stamps given against contributions to the Central Welfare Agency for German Jews (Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle der Deutschen Juden) – a welfare agency for German Jews under Nazi regime. Germany, [ca. 1934-1939]. German.
Eight blue paperboard cards, folded in half. Printed on one side of the cards are a Star of David, the caption "Für Hilfe und Aufbau" [for aid and rehabilitation], and other details (the names of the receivers were added by hand). Printed inscription on some of the cards indicates that they were issued by the Berlin Jewish community; a number of cards bear inked stamps of Jewish welfare agencies in Breslau (Jud. Wohlfahrtsamt Breslau) and in Munich (Wohlfahrtsant der Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde München).
Twelve stamps, of different face values, are mounted on the inside of each card – one for each monthly contribution to the Central Welfare Agency for German Jews. The color illustrations on the stamps mostly depict Jewish themes: emblems of the Twelve Tribes; Jewish ceremonial objects; holidays, ceremonies and customs (a Jewish wedding, prayer at the Western Wall, lighting Shabbat candles and a Purim celebration); biblical figures and more.
Such cards were distributed by the Central Welfare Agency for German Jews as of 1934, recording funds donated through the agency. The donations were used for assisting German Jews who lost their means of earning a living or were affected in a different manner by Nazi policies.
Eight paperboard cards, 20X15 cm, folded in half. Good overall condition. Stains (including foxing from paper clips) and minor blemishes. A filing hole to one card. An open tear and traces of gluing to margins of another card.