Pope Believed Propagandizing for Jerusalem's Internationalization
ROME (JTA) —References to
Jerusalem by Pope Paul VI Sun-
day were interpreted by a number
of Italian newspapers as an ap-
peal for the internationalization
of that city.
Addressing pilgrims in St. Pet-
er's Square, the Pontiff reiterated
the Vatican's demand for a role
in "any international decision on
the status of Jerusalem and Chris-
tianity's other shrines in the Holy
Land."
"One cannot deny the very spe-
cial convergence of a pluralism of
historic and religious rights" in
Jerusalem, he said. His remarks
on the subject were reportedly Tin
response to an appeal to him by
Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox
and other Christian churchmen in
Jerusalem to support Christian
Arabs against alleged designs by
Israel to oust them from East
Jerusalem.
The Daily Messagero and other
newspapers recalled the Pope's
address to the College of Cardinals
on Dec. 23, 1968, in which he said:
"We want internationally guaran-
teed regulations for Jerusalem and
the holy places, in which a great
part of humanity is involved. The
three monotheistic religions have
their roots in the Holy City."
(Bitter references to Israeli
plans for East Jerusalem were and to insist that the government
contained in the letter by British of Israel should respect the Prin-
historian Arnold Toynbee and Sir ciple of international law and hu-
Geoffrey Furlonge, former British
ambassador to Jordan, published manity in Jerusalem.)
in the London Times Monday.
The letter charged Israel with ig-
noring United Nations injunctions
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against unilaterally changing the
status of East Jerusalem and cri-
ticized Israeli plans to build three
Jewish satellite cities in the area.
The letter said it was "astonishing
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Tchernichovsky's Widow Is Laid to Rest
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TEL AVIV — The Israeli public live in luxury. He lived in one sky, was paralyzed for years. She
dealt with a tragedy during the
last few days, in connection with
the death of the widow of the great
Hebrew poet, Shaul Tchernichov-
sky who died 28 years ago.
This week, his Christian wife,
Milana Carlovna Tchernichovsky,
died. The funeral was very modest
and took place in the Pravo-Slavic
Cemetery in Haifa. Only a few
members of her Jewish family and
three Hebrew poets attended. A
Pravo-Slavic priest led the service.
Many people in Israel showed a
liberal attitude toward the mixed
Tchernichovsky couple, stressing
that Mrs. Tchernichovsky, who
came from an aristocratic Russian-
Lithuanian family, fell in love as
a student in Lausanne with the
Jewish student, Shaul Tchernichov-
sky, married him and made her
fate that of the Jewish people.
But there are others who criti-
cize the fact that the widow of
the great Hebrew poet did not
find it necessary to become a
Jewess, and, therefore, could
not be buried next to her hus-
band in the old Jewish cemetery
in Tel Aviv . . .
could, therefore, not take part in
her mother's funeral.
Her husband, son and daughter,-
the grandchildren and only three
Hebrew writers came, together
with the Pravo-Slavic priest to the
funeral, the Latter to accompany
the widow of the great Hebrew
great poet live in misery and poet with Christian prayers to her
poverty.
eternal rest.
small room near Achad Haam
St. in Tel Aviv, with old furni-
ture and on his small salary as
physician to the Herzlia Gymna-
sium in Tel Aviv. Till today, a
small circle of survivors of cul-
tural functionaries of those days
are ashamed that they let such a
His wife had always been a great
lady though she shared his fate.
She refrained from making de-
mands, although she originated
from a very rich home.
Tchernichovsky, though he knew
several languages perfectly, was
a fanatic of the Hebrew language
and refused to write poetry in any
other language. But with his wife
he had to speak Russian. She came
to Eretz Israel when she was 50
years old and could not learn He-
brew. This was her personal trag-
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JERUSALEM (ZINS) — In the
last two decades, some 1,500 Jew-
ish girls married Arabs and ado!).
ted the Moslem faith, it was stated
here by Minister of Religion Dr.
Zerach Wahrhaftig.
The figure given is not exact,
and it is probable that the number
of apostate girls is much higher.
A spokesman for the ministry of
religion had earlier estimated the
number of girls who left the Jew-
ish faith at 2,700.
From the same source, it is
learned that over the period there
were some 2,000 converts to Juda-
ism. Therefore, the number of
converts is offset by the number of
apostates.
The religion editor of Hatzofe
writes that the files of the min-
istry of religion contain the appli-
cations of girls who registered as
leaving the faith. The overwhelm-
ing majority come from impov-
erished families with many chil-
dren.
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edy, as she had no opportunity of
knowing the great poems of her
husband, which were praised in
the Hebrew and Yiddish press all
over the world.
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As she did not know how to
speak Hebrew, M:rs. Tcherni-
chovsky -could not be active in
circles of Hebrew writers and
poets who were friends of her
husband. She never met Monia
Bialik, the wife of the great He-
brew poet, who was a close per-
sonal friend of Tchernichovsky.
Shaul Tchernichovsky remains in
the pantheon of Hebrew poetry, 28
years after his death, together
with Chaim Nahman Bialik, and
he is considered of prime impor-
tance in Hebrew literature. Till
today, pupils of high schools, pass-
ing their matriculation examina-
When the municipality of Tel
tion, have to study the poetry of
Aviv awarded the Tchernichovsky
Tchernichovsky. These pupils
Prize, for Literature for the best
learned today from the Israeli
Hebrew writing every two years
press that the widow of this na-
at a great ceremony, the widow
tional poet has remained a Chris-
of the famous writer was never
tian during her whole life and was
invited.
buried as a ChriStian.
The tragedy of "Babushka"
Tchernichovsky arrived in Israel
with his wife 40 years ago, after also was compounded by a family
long wandering through Russia disaster in later years. Her only
daughter, Iselda, who had become
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