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- ↑ "Former U.S. Ambassador to Romania Alfred H. Moses". Sixth & I. July 12, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ↑ "WORLD Codex Sassoon, oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, sold at auction for $38.1 million". CBS News . 17 May 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
