and that was because of a call i received from the then chairman of the jewish agency, isaac herzog, who said, i know you don't work for me yet, but i need you to join this call with the truman museum tomorrow. and something about karen peck insisting that it that i join. i agreed. and so my start with the jewish agency has been inextricably linked with the truman museum and for anyone in the room who doesn't know. and i most of you do know my boss, the chairman of the jewish agency at the time, is the president of the state of israel. and i'm sure you'll hear from the ambassador sends his regards certainly about this event. but i know how important it was to him two years ago and remains important to him today. it is appropriate that this event happens in the month of may, not just because it is the month of harry truman's birth or the month of the state of israel's birth. but it also happens to be jewish heritage. jewish american heritage month and the story of israel's creation is, of course, a story of theodore herzl's vision. it's a story of david ben-gurion's tenacity. the stor

and that was because of a call i received from the then chairman of the jewish agency, isaac herzog, who said, i know you don't work for me yet, but i need you to join this call with the truman museum tomorrow. and something about karen peck insisting that it that i join. i agreed. and so my start with the jewish agency has been inextricably linked with the truman museum and for anyone in the room who doesn't know. and i most of you do know my boss, the chairman of the jewish agency at the time, is the president of the state of israel. and i'm sure you'll hear from the ambassador sends his regards certainly about this event. but i know how important it was to him two years ago and remains important to him today. it is appropriate that this event happens in the month of may, not just because it is the month of harry truman's birth or the month of the state of israel's birth. but it also happens to be jewish heritage. jewish american heritage month and the story of israel's creation is, of course, a story of theodore herzl's vision. it's a story of david ben-gurion's tenacity. the stor