Novelty Bank Check

Archive

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Spungen Family Foundation - Holocaust Postal Collection

c.1920s, Front side - Bank check mocking Yiddish dialect with antisemitic ideals.: Tan bank check with printed text in English using black ink. At the center, a depiction of Hebrew letters are outlined.
c.1920s, Front side - Bank check mocking Yiddish dialect with antisemitic ideals.

Tan bank check with printed text in English using black ink. At the center, a depiction of Hebrew letters are outlined.

Name/Title

Novelty Bank Check

Entry/Object ID

2026.14.8

Scope and Content

c.1920s, bank check mocking Yiddish dialect with antisemitic ideals.

Context

This bank check is a novelty item and is not an actual form for monetary expenses.

Collection

WWII/Holocaust Propaganda

Category

Check

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Check, Bank

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Order, Pay

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1920 - circa 1930

Primary Language

English

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurement of the full length and width of the archive.

Width

2-7/8 in

Length

6-3/16 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Region

Southern California

Continent

North America

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

C. Walrich - Updated (September 3 2026)