President Truman expressed pleasure today as he received a gift from President Weizmann, presented by Israel Ambassador Eliahu Elath. It was a highly-decorated silver-trimmed copper Ark to hold the Torah given President Truman last May by President Weizmann.
The Ark was made in Israel under the direction of Yehuda Wolpert at the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem. Inscribed on the Ark are the names of the two Presidents and the date, “May 4, 1949.” It is also inscribed with Biblical quotations.
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