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Judaica / Zionism - USA, Jewish Charity Campaign Token - 1923 - Irregular-shaped bronze token issued in 1923 as part of a large-scale fundraising campaign organized by the American Jewish community to support Jewish causes in Europe and the Land of Israel after World War I. Obverse: Inscribed “THE UNITED DRIVE FOR $2,500,000.00 - IF YOU WON’T WHO WILL? - 1923”, with a large question mark symbolizing the campaign’s call for personal responsibility in giving. Reverse: Features the Hebrew verse “Ashrei Maskil El Dal” (“Blessed is he who considers the poor, ” Psalms 41:2), and the engraved signature of Emil G. Hirsch, a leading figure in American Reform Judaism and a noted advocate for Jewish philanthropy. The token was likely distributed to donors or volunteers as a symbol of moral and communal duty to give. Metal: Bronze Weight: 21.788 g Diameter: 30 mm