Armenian Bishop Accaims Jerusalem's Reunification;
Calls It Symbol of Israel Retaining National Image

Israel, already a state before
1967, became a nation with the re-
unification of Jerusalem, because
"Jerusalem symbolizes the nation-
al aspirations of a people who
fought to keep their identity."
In this fashion, one of the most
distinguished Christian leaders in
Israel, Bishop Shahe Ajamian,
Chancellor of the Armenian Patri-
archate in Jerusalem, summarized
his admiration for Jewish efforts
to re-establish their national iden-
tity.
Addressing the quarterly report
meeting of Capital for Israel, in
behalf of Tourist Industry Devel-
opment Corp., Ltd., at Temple
Emanu-El, Tuesday evening, Bish-
op Ajamian made a strong appeal
in support of the efforts to encour-
age tourism in Israel and gave
hearty endorsement to the activi-
ties of the Israel administration
under the guidance of Mayor
Teddy Kollek, indicating the pro-
gressive steps that had been taken
since Jerusalem's reunification by
the Israel government.
Bishop Ajamian was introduc-
ed by Mrs. Samuel Hamburger

and Mrs. Morris Schaver and
Norman Allan, general chairman
of Capital for Israel in Detroit,

shared with her leadership In
providing added support for the
Israel tourist industry. The pur-
chase of $55,000 in shares In the
tourist corporation, including a
purchase from Armenian guests
at the dinner, marked the result
of an appeal that was made by
Louis Levitan.

Bishop Ajamian, who also ad-
dressed a luncheon meeting for
Israel Bond workers at noon Tues-

day at the Bnai David, spoke of
the "warm friendship" between
and Armenians. He paid tri-
bute to the Israeli military forces
for having made sacrifices in man-
power to assure preservation of

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the Holy Places when the Old City
of Jerusalem was regained on
June 7, 1967.
The city is holy to all of us, he
said, quoting the orders of Gen.
Chaim Herzog, who became the
military governor of Jerusalem
after its capture, who ordered "no
harm to the city that is holy to
all."
"Thus," the bishop said, "Is-
rael guaranteed freedom of wor-
ship for all, to help Jerusalem
become the spiritual center of
the world."
Instead of the term "tourism"
he preferred "pilgrimage" with
reference to Jerusalem. He said
tourism applies to Miami or the
Riviera, "but any trip to Jerusa-
lem or Nazareth, any look at Lake

Hanuka Quiz

By DR. SAMUEL J. FOX

(Copyright 1970, JTA, Inc.)

Why does Jewish tradition pro-
hibit making use of the Hanuka
candles when they are lit?
This restriction would distinguish
the Hanuka candles from ordinary
candles. This is especially impor
tant because, unlike ordinary can-
dles which are lit to offer light
that we can use, Hanuka candles
are lit expressly for the obsery
ance of a Holy commandment to
commemorate the miracle of old
and to bring this miracle to the
attention of all. If these candles,
when they are being lit, are used
for light, they would not be dis-
tinctive and thus the significance
of lighting them would be lost.
• • •
Why is it a custom for Jewish
women to refrain from doing
any work in the house while the
candles are still burning?
The holiday in general assumes
distinction either by special prayers
or the prohibition from work. This
distinction must be witnessed by
both men and women. The men
observe the distinction of the
Hanuka festival by reciting the
Hailel Psalms in the course of
the worship service every morning
of Hanuka in the synagogue. Since
women are excused from the for-
mal aspect of prayer, they are not
duty bound to recite the Psalms
every morning. Their mode of
distinction is thus exercised by
refraining from doing any house-
hold work during the time when
the Hanuka lights are burning.
This abstention serves to impress
the family that there is a holiday
atmosphere prevalent in the home.
Men could not be asked to refrain
from work since they must be
responsible for earning a liveli-
hood for the family. Some writers
(Mateh Moshe, 994) feel that pro-
hibiting the women from doing
any work while the candles are
burning would impress the family
with the necessity for avoiding
using these candles for any pur-
pose other than demonstrating
the commemoration of the mira
de of old.

Galilee, is a pilgrimage to the
source of the Bible."
"T ouris m," he emphasized,
"therefore is an act of faith in the
sense of our pilgrimages to the
Holy Land."
"Inspiration for Jews first is in
religion," Bishop Ajamian stated.
"It is religion in a national sense,
as in the case of Jerusalem which
is the City of David which was
founded as the capital of all his
tribes by King David."
He spoke of the Armenian hopes
for redemption of their nationhood
and said "we are like you, for cen-
turies a small nation in exile. We
know what it means to be oppress-
ed, frustrated, massacred. As
Christians, we got our inspiration
from the Bible, which is the root
of our faith. We listen to the
voice of the Prophets. For the Ar-
menians it is a source also of our
national inspiration. We found in
the Prophets the beautiful dream
of going back again to the home-
land. We, too, find our inspiration
in the Book of the Maccabees, and
in Isaiah. Now that we witness
people returning joyfully to redeem
their homeland, we find hope for
ourselves that Armenia will find
its way back to Mount Ararat."
"You are no more a Diaspora,"
he told the dinner guests.
"Physically you are far from
your native land. But you are
concerned with the fate of Is-
rael. You belong to that nation.
It's the tie with your fathers that
keeps you alive. It's that spirit
that has led to the founding the
great Hebrew University, the
Weizmann Institute, your other
great institutions. It is your na-
tural' heritage and a spiritual
fact. You have helped Israel to
go on."
Until 1967, Bishop Ajamian said,
"we were only witnesses. Now we
are part of it. We feel with you
that you should be part of your
people there. There is a kind of
prayer to keep your nation etern-
al."
Pointing out that last year 40
per cent of the tourists to Israel
were Chrisians, he said, that "we
want the movement for tourism to
grow. We want to see that the Gen-
tiles from all over the world should
share with you the same pride
and inspiration it is to our benefit.
Bishop Ajamian was concerned
about the hesitancy of Jerusalem
Arabs to go along completely with
Israel's action programs which are
also to their benefit but he em-
phasized that the Christians are
very cooperative. He did say that
the Arabs voted in the last Jeru-
salem election primarily because
of their admiration for Mayor
Kollek. The Vatican desire for an
internationalized Jerusalem was
indicated by him as one of the pos-
sible obstacles to even greater
cooperation between Israelis and
Christians. He also was concerned
about the activities of El Fatah
and he admitted that they repre-
sent a danger to Israel.
In his appeal for investments

— Charles, Prince of 6—Friday, Dm:maw 1$, 1970
Wales, unveiled a plaque in
as am ors
Church House, Westminster, com-
memorating the 1945 meeting of
the UN preparatory commission.
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It bears the words from Isaiah:
"They shall beat their swords into
ploughshares and their spears into
pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift
up sword against nation; neither
shall they learn war any more."

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