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Silver Torah Case, Gift of Chaim Weizmann

2003-290 (untitled)
Accession Number
2003-290
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Color
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Keywords
Gifts
Presidential libraries
Religions
HST Keywords
Israel; Truman - Gifts - Foreign - Israel - Ark - Torah; Truman Library - Museum Objects - Ark - Torah
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Credit:
Phil Licata

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Nice color photograph of the ark, silver and copper inscribed Torah case, a gift from President Chaim Weizmann of Israel to President Truman. It is now in the museum collection of the Harry S. Truman Library. The ark was used to hold the Torah (Old Testament Five Books of Moses) given to the President on May 27, 1948.
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