Overview
- Description
- Consists of documents related to visiting Israeli dignitaries in New York City in the 1950s. Includes minutes of a meeting in preparation for a reception hosted by the city in honor of David Ben-Gurion in 1951, a letter preparing for the arrival of Shlomo Z. Shragai in March 1952, and a photograph with caption and press release of Shalom Kahalny, a marathon runner, carrying a torch of freedom in 1956.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1951-1956
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Minutes. Letter.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Paul Taylor donated these materials to the Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center in 1998. He collected the documents as part of his duties as an aide to the mayor of New York City, charged with arrangements for visiting dignitaries. This collection was transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum upon the closure of the Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center in Springfield, MA, in September 2010.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-01 11:41:31
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