"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 for 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. On the outer side of the cards are an illustration of a Star of David, the title "Für Hilfe und Aufbau" [for aid and rehabilitation], and other details (the names of the receivers were added by hand). Printed on some of the cards is an inscription indicating that they were issued by the Berlin Jewish community, and on a number of cards appear ink-stamps of Jewish welfare agencies in Breslau (Jud. Wohlfahrtsamt Breslau) and in Munich (Wohlfahrtsant der Israelitischen kultusgemeinde Munchen).
Twelve stamps, in different values, are pasted on the inside of each card – for each month during which the contribution for the "Central Welfare Agency for German Jews" was received. Colorful illustrations are printed on the stamps, most of them depicting Jewish themes: Symbols of the Twelve Tribes; Jewish ceremonial objects; holidays, ceremonies and customs (a Jewish wedding, prayer at the Western Wall, lighting Shabbath candles and a Purim dinner); biblical figures and more.
Such cards were distributed by the "Central Welfare Agency for German Jews" as of 1934, for funds donated through the agency. The donations were used for assisting German Jews who lost their means to earn a living or were affected in a different manner by Nazi authorities.
Eight paperboard cards, 20X15 cm, folded in half. Good overall condition. Stains (including rust stains from paper clips) and minor blemishes. One filing hole to one card. An open tear and pasting traces to one card.
Rare.