Truman with Chaim Weizmann

Identifier
irn1001243
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.119.1
  • RG-60.1021
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
  • Universal News (Producer)

Scope and Content

Universal Newsreel, Vol. 21, No. 147, Part 2A. Release date, 05/27/1948. President Truman greets Chaim Weizmann, leader of the new Jewish state in Palestine, and receives from him a Torah. The Israel President, hoping for lifting of arms embargo, later sails from New York on first leg of journey to the Holy Land. Unrelated newsreel footage follows this clip at: 01:53:51 "Sporting Highlights: Solons in Baseball Slugfest; British Soccer Champs Win"

Subjects

  • HARBORS
  • BOATS
  • SETTLEMENTS
  • TRUMAN, HARRY S.
  • WEIZMANN, CHAIM
  • PALESTINE
  • ISRAEL
  • TORAH SCROLLS

Places

  • Washington, DC, United States
  • New York, NY, United States

Genre

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