Redemption

Hebrew translation: (white text) And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the first fruits of wheat harvest” (Exodus 34:22) (black text) We have brought the first fruits of the earth as an offering for the redemption of the land of Israel ______________________________ The poster depicts a procession of children. In the background a reaper is harvesting wheat and a typical agricultural settlement, a moshav or kibbutz, is depicted. The settlement exhibits ample vegetation, red roofs, tents, a water tower, and what appear to be public buildings. Two sentences appear on the poster: “And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the first fruits of wheat harvest” (Exodus 34:22); and “We have brought the first fruits of the earth as an offering for the redemption of the land of Israel.”The poster was executed in a naturalistic style often seen in 1950s posters, and both children and produce are accurately depicted. Source: Visualizing Democracy, Difference, and Judaism in Israeli Posters, 1948–1978 By: Inbal Ben-Asher Gitler (2003)