A plaque depicting Maimonides, the great Jewish philosopher, has been installed in the redecorated House of Representatives chamber at the Capitol as part of a series of portraits of historic figures who contributed to the evolution of American law. The plaque was sculptured by Brenda Putnam of New York.
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