Left to right, Mark E. Talisman, Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Kopelman, Commanding Officer Capt. Herman A. Shelanski, Lt. Elizabeth Steffen and Lt. Julia Weber, members of the Jewish congregation aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, receive the Torah during the Torah Dedication Ceremony. The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater presented the Jewish Torah to Truman to be displayed for 41 years. The Torah is one of the few holy scrolls from Lithuania to survive the Holocaust.
| Date Taken: | 06.24.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 07.16.2008 22:52 |
| Photo ID: | 103582 |
| VIRIN: | 070624-N-0336C-037 |
| Resolution: | 2100x1500 |
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| Location: | NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US |
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