President Harry Truman attends cornerstone-laying ceremony for new temple of Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washingto

The transcript covers the 100th anniversary of the Washington Hebrew congregation, highlighting a cornerstone ceremony attended by President Truman. Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld introduces Truman, who receives a prayer book from the congregation. Truman speaks on the importance of spiritual foundations and faith in maintaining freedom against totalitarianism. The ceremony concludes with the President using silver trowels on a marble stone engraved with the Ten Commandments, celebrating a century of religious progress.

Who was presented with a prayer book during the 100th anniversary celebration of the Washington Hebrew Congregation?

• President Truman

• Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld

• A member of Congress

• President William McKinley

What was the main theme of President Truman's speech during the ceremony?

• Military strength

• Technological advancement

• Cooperation against bigotry

• Economic growth

What did President Truman emphasize as necessary to maintain freedoms in the face of totalitarianism?

• Faith in God

• Economic stability

• Technological innovation

• Military power

What was engraved on the marble stone used in the cornerstone ceremony?

• The Preamble to the Constitution

• The Ten Commandments

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

What does the cornerstone ceremony symbolize according to the transcript?

• A century of religious progress and achievement

• A new era of political leadership

• The end of a war

• The beginning of a new economic policy