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The International Ball Game

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Title

The International Ball Game

Subject

Immigration Restriction
Press, Yiddish

Description

In “The International Ball Game,” Europe pitches a ball marked “Immigrant” to Uncle Sam, who stands ready to bat it back to the continent with his “3% Standard” bat, a reference to the new 3% quota on immigrants.

Creator

Zuni Maud
Der groyser kundes

Source

YIVO Library

Publisher

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

Contributor

June 24, 1921

Format

JPEG

Language

Yiddish

Type

Cartoon

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Citation

Zuni Maud and Der groyser kundes, “The International Ball Game,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed December 23, 2024, https://shaulgoldman.yivo.org/items/show/6358.
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