A shipment of parchment-bound Jerusalem Bibles, to be placed in five hundred American synagogues in recognition of distinguished service to Israel through the Israel bond drive during the High Holy Days, arrived here today by plane from Israel.
Ata special ceremony at the Israel Consulate, the Bibles were turned over to representatives of the Israel Bond Organization by Semah Cecil Hyman, Israel’s Consul General. The Bibles are printed in Jerusalem, with text in both Hebrew and English. Each Bible has been inscribed by David Ben Gurion, Israel’s Defense Minister and former Prime Minister They will be presented after Yom Kippur to congregations which distinguished themselves in the High Holy Day effort for Israel bonds.
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