Middle East and United States relations

Ark and Torah in the Garden Room of the Harry S. Truman Library. The torah was presented to President Truman by Chaim Weizmann in 1948, and the ark was presented to President Truman by Eliahu Elath in 1949, on behalf of Israel.

Ark in the Garden room of the Harry S. Truman Library. This was presented to President Truman by Israeli Ambassador Eliahu Elath in 1949 as a gift from Israel.

President Harry S. Truman accepting a gift from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion (seated) and Ambassador H.E. Abba Eban of Israel.

President Harry S. Truman (right) is receiving an ark from Eliahu Elath, the Ambassador of Israel to the United States.

Color photograph of the bronze Menorah presented by Rabbi Lazier Wimpa to President Harry S. Truman on May 8, 1951. It was presented as a gift of state by Prime Minister David Ben Gurion of Israel. Negative made from slide SL-1955.