Two ancient silver coins–one from the time of Bar Kochba and the other a silver Shekel dating to the first uprising against the Romans–were presented here to Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on behalf of Dr. Nahum Goldmann in his capacity as chairman of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. The presentation was made this week-end in honor of Dr. Adenauer’s 80th birthday.
Dr. F.E. Shinnar, head of the Israel Purchasing Mission, who presented Dr. Goldmann’s gift to the German Chancellor, also greeted Dr. Adenauer on behalf of Israel’s Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett. He presented him on behalf of Mr. Sharett with a special album containing all the postage stamps issued by the Jewish State since its establishment. In his own name, and on behalf of the mission, Dr. Shinnar presented a silver plate, especially wrought at the Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem, bearing–in Hebrew and German–the famous words of the prophet Isaiah: “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”
Dr. Shinnar was received in a special audience by the German Chancellor. Earlier, he had been among the diplomats who called to congratulate Dr. Adenauer. The special audience granted Dr. Shinnar, the principal Israeli official in this country, caused considerable comment here, in view of Dr. Adenauer’s crowded schedule in connection with the two-day celebration of his birthday.
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