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The Israeli flag is held aloft at a ceremony in Philadelphia, held shortly after the Israeli declaration of Independence.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 05305
The Israeli flag is held aloft at a ceremony in Philadelphia, held shortly after the Israeli declaration of Independence. Among those pictured are (left to right): George Louis (holding the flag), Philadelphia Mayor Bernard Samuel and Judge Levinthal (both holding the flag pole), Lawrence G. Horowitz (the donor's grandfather, behind Judge Levinthal), and Ann Sebotnik (the donor's aunt).

The Israeli flag is held aloft at a ceremony in Philadelphia, held shortly after the Israeli declaration of Independence.

Among those pictured are (left to right): George Louis (holding the flag), Philadelphia Mayor Bernard Samuel and Judge Levinthal (both holding the flag pole), Lawrence G. Horowitz (the donor's grandfather, behind Judge Levinthal), and Ann Sebotnik (the donor's aunt).

Date
1948 May 18
Locale
Philadelphia, PA United States
Photo Designation
WORLD RESPONSE (1933-1955) -- Palestine Policy (1938-1955)
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Franklin Horowitz

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Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Franklin Horowitz
 
Record last modified: 2015-05-20 00:00:00
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