Documents reveal decades of secret Israeli rabbi diplomacy with US presidents

An exhibition of newly surfaced documents and photos shows that Israeli chief rabbis maintained direct communication with US presidents from 1924 to 1992.

• The exhibition, curated by the Jerusalem Center for Applied Policy, opened at the Israeli President's residence in Jerusalem and will move to other locations in Jerusalem and Washington.
• A 1941 letter from Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Halevi Herzog to President Franklin Roosevelt requested help to rescue European Jews during the Nazi genocide.
• A 1947 letter from Herzog's office expressed appreciation to President Truman, days before the UN vote on the partition of Palestine.
• Acting US Ambassador David Braunstein said the relationship between Israel and the US has transcended political alliance.