September 13, 2005
George W. Bush is to make his first visit to an American synagogue since becoming president of the United States in 2001. Bush is expected to tour the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington on Wednesday before speaking at a dinner commemorating the 350th anniversary of Jewish life in America. Bush will visit the synagogue and view a Torah rescued from the Dachau concentration camp, White House officials told the news agency JTA. The president will discuss his tour later that evening at Washington’s National Building Museum. Bush has visited synagogues in Germany and Russia while traveling abroad but has not been to an American synagogue since taking office.
