Poster with light colored background, text-only, printed in black ink. Polish to the left and Yiddish to the right.

Lecture poster: “Venereal Diseases and Its Prevention”

Vilna, Poland, undated. Lecture poster.

Poster announcing a lecture, with slides, by Dr. A. Globus, sponsored by OZE, on the topic of venereal disease and its prevention. OZE, which stands for “Organization to Promote Health Among Jews,” was founded in 1912 and was devoted to health, hygiene, and childcare for the Jewish population. Full translation below:

OZE

Hall of the Jewish Gymnastics and Sports Association in Vilna

OZE

Friday, November 28th

Dr. A. GLOBUS

Will Lecture on:

VENEREAL DISEASES AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THEM

Theses:

Venereal Diseases, A Danger for Society—The Need for a Campaign to Spread Information among the Masses of the Population—The Spread of Venerial Disease—The Various Venereal Diseases: Gonorrhea, Chancre, Syphillis—The Course of the Disease: Treatment and Consequences—How to Protect Yourself from Venereal Disease—Prostitution and the Spread of Venerial Disease—The Battle against Prostitution—Means to Prevent the Spread of Venereal Disease

The Lecture Will Be Illustrated with Slides

Begins promptly at 8

Digitization of this artifact has been made possible by the Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Online Collections project.