The Mayor of Boston, Kevin White, presented a unique gift to Shimshon Inbal. Consul General of Israel in Boston. The gift, a Fremont Cottonwood, also called the Alamo tree, will be sent on to Mayor Teddy Kollek of Jerusalem. It is expected that the tree will be planted among others in the Liberty Bell Garden in Jerusalem, to symbolize the reaffirmation of the principles of freedom and liberty which White said characterize the two countries. The garden is part of the Jerusalem National Park area encircling the walls of the Old City. The garden will be a testament to the ties between the two peoples conceived in liberty, Israel and the United States, Inbal said. The ceremony at the mayor’s office was attended by a group of prominent Bostonians.
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