Poster in Polish and Yiddish promoting summer health

Advertisement for summer resort colonies throughout Poland

Poland, Circa 1930s. Poster Advertising Summer Resort Colonies

Polish/Yiddish advertisement for summer resort colonies run by the Jewish Geographical Society of Warsaw. The colonies in Zakopane, Druskieniki, Krynica, and Karwa operated from June 1 to September 15. They offered “Splendid neighborhoods; comfortable rooms (for two, three, and four people); regular tourist excursions; tasty, nourishing food; premises near the mineral baths; libraries, reading rooms, radio, and record player on-premises.”

 

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

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Unless otherwise stated, all artifacts featured in the exhibition come from the YIVO's Archives and Library collections. Digitization of many of these materials has been made possible by the Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Online Collections project.

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