Aaron Oppenheim writes:

Henry C. Bernstein (no apparent relation to Leonard Bernstein!) was active in United Jewish Appeal organizing fundraising events to benefit the State of Israel. Here's the presentation medal he received with his name engraved on the cover of the olive wood box. It contains the 1963 U.J.A. State medal.

Another even earlier official presentation numismatic item is that given to Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Yanoff by the Government of Israel - the Jewish Agency for Israel.

Dated August 1958 and 'Jerusalem', the silver engraved plaque covers virtually the entire olive wood case and contains the first silver commemorative issued by the State, ten years after its founding.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
JEWISH PRESENTATION MEDALS(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n19a34.html)