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WASHINGTON — Israel's
President, Zalman Shazar, and
Mrs. Golda Meir, Israel's For-
eign Minister, participated Mon-
day in the formal funeral serv-
ices for President Kennedy.
Shazar came here by El Al
Airlines from Israel and was
scheduled to return to Israel
Tuesday night. He was met upon
arrival at the airport here by
Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
After the funeral services,
Shazar and Mrs. Meir were
among other foreign heads of
state and leading diplomats re-
ceived by President Lyndon B.
Johnson. They were also receiv-
ed by Mrs. J. F. Kennedy.
During the obsequies, Presi-
dent Shazar and Mrs. Meir at-
tended the pontifical requiem
mass for President Kennedy at
St. Matthew's Cathedral here.
The Israeli President headed
a delegation of four, including,
in addition to Mrs. Meir, Is-
rael's Ambassador to Washing-
ton, Avraham Harman; and Ran
Ranon, the Israeli Embassy's
military attache here.
Monday night, both President
Shazar and Mrs. Meir attended
a commemorative service held
at the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation as a memorial to Mr.
Kennedy, conduct ed by the
Washington Jewish community.
At this solemn event, they were
present as participants in a Jew-
ish religious, devotional service,
rather than in their official ca-
pacities as representatives of
the State of Israel.
Monday, observing the Amer-
ican national day of mourning,
all Israeli consulates throughout
the country, including the con-
sulate general in New York,
were closed.
Mrs. Meir made public the
contents of a telegram she sent
to Secretary of State Rusk as
soon as she had learned of the
assassination of President Ken-
nedy. She was in this country,
hearing Israel's delegation to
the United Nations General
Assembly. In her message to
Rusk, she emphasized that "no
words can adequately express
my shock and sorrow over this
tragedy."
brotherly understanding, were
issued by all major Jewish or-
ganizations on national and local
levels.
Many public functionS that
were planned during the past
week were postponed in rever-
ence to the deceased President's
memory.
dom Forest near Jerusalem,
"linking the name of our mar-
tyred President forever with
the Holy Land??
President Kennedy was eulo-
gized in memorial services Mon-
day morning conducted by the
American Section of the Jewish
Agency and the staffs of other
The dinner that was planned major central Zionist bodies.
Speakers were Dr. Nahum
by the Zionist Organization of
America in honor of the '70th Goldmann, world president of
birthday of Dr. Emanuel Neu- the Jewish Agency; Dr. Eman-
mann on Tuesday was post- uel Neumann, chairman of the
American Section of the Jewish
poned.
Among events scheduled for Agency, and Rabbi Eugene Du-
Monday but cancelled or post- shinsky of the cultural depart-
poned in observance of the na- ment of the Jewish Agency.
tional day of mourning were Israel Mourns, Knesset
ground-breaking ceremonies for Holds Commemoration
a new, $3,900,000 medical re-
JERUSALEM (JTA)—All of
search center to have been held Israel today mourned the death
at Montefiore Hospital, the of United States President John
Bronx, rescheduled for Dec. 2; F. Kennedy. The Knesset, Is-
the American Israel Song Festi- rael's Parliament, held a special
val, to have been launched Mon- commemorative session, heard a
day, and all concert perform- eulogy by Acting President Ka-
ances at the Young Men's Heb dish Luz, and adjourned. At the
rew Association, known as the Yeshurun Synagogue, services
"92nd Street Y."
were conducted by Chief Rabbi
Various Jewish organiza- Yitzhak Nissim, with the eulogy
tions, including many that are spoken by Dr. Zorach Warhaftig,
Zionist - oriented, announced Israel's Minister for Religious
the establishment of memor- Affairs. El Mole Rachmim was
ials honoring the name of the recited.
martyred President. Hadassah
From all governmental build-
announced that a "fitting mem- ings on all levels—national and
orial" will be inaugurated in local—flags flew at half-mast.
memory of Mr. Kennedy at
Messages of condolence had
the Hadassah-Hebrew Univer- been sent immediately after
sity Medical Center in Jeru- news of Mr. Kennedy's assassina-
salem. The Jewish National tion had been received by Presi-
Fund of America announced dent Zalman Shazar, who flew
that a "John F. Kennedy For- later to Washington to attend
est" will be planted in the the funeral; by Prime Minister
heart of the American Free- Levi Eshkol; and by former
Prime Minister David Ben-Gur-
ion.
Mr. Eshkol received from Pre-
sident Johnson the following
response: "The Kennedy family,
the American people and I deep-
ly appreciate your message of
condolence fo- r the tragic death
of President Kennedy. I know
you share our sense of loss. His
friendship for Israel was in the
tradition of the close bonds
which link our two countries. I
intend to carry on the tradition
to the best of my ability. You
have my sincere thanks for your
thoughtful expression of sym-
pathy."
The impressive, special com-
memorative session of the Knes-
set was attended by U. S. Am-
bassador Walworth Barbour.
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The two Government offi-
cials who were President Ken-
nedy's closest associates of
Jewish faith, during his Ad-
ministration, tonight eulogiz-
ed the late President at a Jew-
ish community memorial, held
at the Washington Hebrew
Congregation. The speakers
were Associate Justice Arthur
J. Goldberg, of the United
States Supreme Court, and
Myer Feldman, deputy special
counsel to the President, of
the White House staff.
The meeting was held under
the auspices of the Greater
Washington rabbinate and the
Jewish Community Council of
Greater Washington. Five rab-
bis participated in the memorial.
They were Rabbi Norman Gers-
tenfeld, spiritual leader of the
congregation; Rabbi Lewis A.
Weintraub, president of the
Washington Board of Rabbis;
Rabbi Eugene J. Lipman, spiri-
tual leader of Temple Sinai;
Rabbi Stanley Rabinowitz, spiri-
tual leader of Adas Israel Syna-
gogue; and Rabbi Martin S. Hal-
pern, vice-president of the Wash-
ington Board of Rabbis. Prayer's
were chanted by Cantor Raphael
Edgar.
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By Jewish Movements
NEW YORK — Jews through-
out the United States Monday
joined the national day of
mourning for the assassinated
President John F. Kennedy.
Synagogues and temples through-
out the country were open Mon-
day for prayers for the repose
of Mn. Kennedy's soul and for
God's guidance to the Country's
new chief executive, President
Lyndon B. Johnson.
Statements expressing t h e
Jewish community's grief, all
laudatory of Mr. Kennedy's
leadership toward peace and
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