Photo static copies of ancient Hebrew tomes in the museum at Tiflis, Georgia, in the Soviet Union, were presented yesterday by Soviet Ambassador Alexander Abramov to the Ben Zvi Institute of the Hebrew University. The presentation was made when President Ben Zvi received the envoy in the presence of Prof. Benjamin Mazar, president of the University. The institute fosters research in the Eastern Jewish community.
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