Mrs. Dwigbt Eisenhower was presented today with an Israel-made rug, woven by two Israeli women of Libyan origin, who called at the White House with Ambassador and Mrs. Eban and Mrs. Reuven Shiloah, wife of Israel’s Minister Plenipotentiary.
The weavers, Mazal Hasan, 17, and Chanah Hagah, 58 who settled in Israel in 1950, were brought to Washington by the Israel Embassy to participate in a “World Trade Fair” now under way here. Demonstrating Israel handicrafts, the rug makers weave before the public as part of the Israel demonstration. Thereat presented to Mrs. Eisenhower is of unique design, typical of the ancient craft of Libyan Jews, who settled in the Israel village of Porath. The project was organized as a way of demonstrating the transition achieved in Israel by immigrants of primitive background.
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