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The Friendship That Shaped Jewish History: Eddie Jacobson’s role in U.S. President Harry S. Truman’s Recognition of the new State of Israel

Few friendships in all of American Jewish history have been as impactful for Jews as the one between Eddie Jacobson and Harry S. Truman.  Dov Peretz Elkins ably recounts the story of that friendship and what it meant for the emerging state of Israel.  An inspiring story.– Jonathan D. Sarna, University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University

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