that the Metropolitan would not willingly sell the scrolls to Israel. This meant that he had to find someone who was knowledgeable about the scrolls but was not directly connected to Israel. On July 1, 1954 at noon, Orlinsky received a phone call from Yadin and was summoned Israeli Consulate. Once there, Orlinsky was ushered into the presence of Mr. Harman, the Israeli Consul-General, and Mr. Yadin. They then revealed that the reason for the strange summons was that the Dead Sea Scrolls were currently sitting in the vaults of the Trust Company of New Jersey. Orlinsky was told to assume the name of Mr. Green and examine the scrolls for the Israeli Government. Orlinsky was instructed to take a taxi to the Lexington Avenue entrance of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel and make sure that he was not being followed. Once there, he would meet with Sydney M. Estridge. Each man had been given a code to identify the other. Once this had been accomplished, they would proceed together to a vault located in the basement and meet with a representative of the Metropolitan. Finally, he was to examine the scrolls, keep his speech to an absolute minimum, and respond to no other identification than Green. Following the authentication process, Orlinsky called an unlisted number and spoke the code "lechayim," confirming the scrolls' authenticity. Later, at the Consulate, Orlinsky signed a statement confirming the same, and after he and his wife were sworn to secrecy. Written works Ancient Israel. 1954. Cornell University. Studies on the Second Part of the book of Isaiah: The So-Called "Servant of the Lord" and "Suffering Servant" in Second Isaiah. 1967, (enlarged edition 1977). Leiden: Brill. Understanding the Bible Through History and Archaeology. 1969. Ktav Publishing House. Essays in Biblical and Jewish Culture and Bible Translation. 1973. Ktav. References External links American Jewish Archives 1908 births 1992 deaths American Ashkenazi Jews People from Owen Sound University of Toronto alumni Dropsie College alumni Translators of the Bible into English Hebrew Union College faculty Jewish American academics Jewish translators of the Bible 20th-century translators Canadian Ashkenazi Jews Canadian emigrants to the United States American biblical scholars 20th-century American Jews People from Owings Mills, Maryland