Former president Harry S. Truman reads from a script regarding Eddie Jacobson's role in the decision to recognize Israel, recorded for potential use in the Decision episode, "At War With The Experts." Sound only.
An American map titled "Bible Lands and the Cradle of Western Civilization." The map shows transportation routes, ruins, principal archaeological sites, oil fields, oil pipe lines, pumping stations, canals, passes, swamps, mountains, battle locations, and other details. Printed red text throughout the map highlights the location of historical and Biblical events. Included are several inset maps of the Middle East.
This menorah was presented to President Harry S. Truman on his birthday on May 8, 1951. It was presented to President Truman by David Ben-Gurion and Abba Eban of Israel. The 1767 bronze menorah is from the Synagogue of Buergel, near Frankfort-on-Main, Germany. A Hanukkah type for eight candles with "shammash" (servant) in the center, crowned by the double-headed Eagle of the old German Imperial Reich. The menorah is the official emblem of the State of Israel.