Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-09
JEWS HOLD FETE
At SCROLL RETURN
Law of Moses, Previously Guarded
From Turks, Back
in Jaffa.

Jerusalem, July 10-Rcstoration of
the Parchment Scrolls of the Law to the
various svnagogucs IN Tel Avlv and
Jaffa was one of the interesting ccre-
monies which followed the British occu-
patton.
These scrolls of the Law of Moses
which are all written by hand and are
preserved in magniioently ornamented
cases. some of them in solid silver are
the most sacred and holy possessions OF
every Jewish Community. so when
Dicmal Pasha in his hostility to the
Tonists. carried out tho tyrannlca! evacu.
alton of the bulk of the Jewish population
of .Iaffa in April 1917, the Jews carried
with them these sacred Torah into exile,
lest they should fall into the hands OF the
Turks.
These sacred Scrolls had been care
fully guarded by the Jews at Petach
Tikvah (Muebbis> and were brought
back in solemn procession TO Jaiia. n
triumphal arch was erected nj the northern
confines of Tel Aviv, every house was
decorated with flowers and bunting and
the whole of the Jewish population turned
out en- fcte to meet the return of ther
sacred possessions Jews came not merely
from Jaffa but also from Rlchon-le-Zion
and the other neighborlng colonies.
The Young men and the girls OF the
Maccalpc Athletic AsSociatIon dressed
in white clothes, with blue sashcs and
ties maintained order and kept path
way clear for the procession through
tbc crowds The procession was headed
hv the Australian Military Band and the
ceremony at the Triumphal Arch was
attended hv officers representing the
Military Governor and by DIR. Wcizmann
and the members and officers Of the
Zionist Commission.
The Iiaham Bashi (Chicf Rabbi of
Jaffa mounted small dais near the
Triumphal Arch and delivered an clio
utIcnt Hebrew address in which he IT,
counted the hardships of the evacuation.
He thanked and invoked blessings upon
the British Government and the british
Army and EXPRESSED the hope that success
would crown the efforts of tho Zionist
lom missloners. The Jews desired TO
regoncratc and build up Palestine. not
merely for their own benefit. but Tor that
nf all its inhabitants whose friendship
and help he invited The rc-cstahliSh-
rncnt of the jewish people in their an
ccnt homo in Palestine, he said, would
10 for tho good Of all humanity.
Then the Shofar or Rams horn was
hlown and the scrolls were carried under
canopies hv the Chief Rabbi DIR. Wciz-
mann and OF hers to the various syna-
gor,ics to which they belonged.
In the afternoon the town Of Tel Aviv
remained On fc1c There were professions
of school children crowned and decorated
with flowers, the Ncmcnitcs carrying
small lanf,s and goats on their shoulders
and bearing palms IN their hands. Chill
drcn sold flowers and confetti in the street
the proceeds Of which 10 60 to fund
started recently by tho Zionist teachers
Tor translating into Hebrew and publish
nc in Hebrew, English books and htera-
ture. In the evening the Maccahccs
gave an athletic demonstration IN the
Public Gardens. and the proceedings
closed At sunset with the singing Of God
Save the King and the Zionist National
Anthem "Hatikvah, the Song Of Hope