The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09
RESTORING OF THE
PARCHMENT SCROLLS
Following the British Occupation of Je-
rusalem Laws of Moses Returned to
Former Resting Places.

Jerusalem, Aug. 8 correspondence OF
The Associated Press Restoration Of
the parchment scrolls Of the law to the
various synagogues in Tel Aviv and Jaf
ia was one of the interesting ceremonies
which followed the British occupation.
These scrolls of the law of Moses.
which are all written by hand and are
preserved in magnifcently ornamented
cases, some Of them in solid silver, are
the most sacred and holy possessions Of
every Jewish community. So when Die
NAL Pasha in his hostility TO the Zion.
lists carried out the tyrannical evacua-
ton Of the bulk of the Jewish popula-
tion Of Jaffa 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 carefully
guarded by the Jews at Petach Tikvah
tMulebbisl land were brought back in
solemn procession to Jaffa. A triumphal
arch was erected at the northern confines
Of Tel Aviy, every house was decorated
with flowers and bunting, and the whole
Of the Jewish population turned out en-
fete to meet the return Of their sacred
possessions. Jews came not merely from
Jatfa but also from Richon-le-Zion and
the other neighboring colonies.
The young men and the girls of the
Msccabee Athletic association dressed in
white clothes, with blue sashes and ties.
maintained order and kept pathway
clear for the procession through the
crowds. The procession was headed by
the Australian Military band, and the
ceremony at the trmmphal arch was at
tended by officers representing the mill
tary governor and by Dr. Weizmaun and
the members and officers Of the Zionist
commission
The Haham Bashi tchief rabbi Of Jaf-
ia mounted small dais near the tri-
umphal arch and delivered an eloquent
Hebrew address, in which he reeounted
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 the Zionist
commissioners. The Jews desired to re.
generate and build up Palestine, not
merely for their own benefit, but for that
Of all its inhabitants. whose friendship
and help he invited The re-establish-
ment Of the Jewish people in their an
cient home in Palestine, he said, would
be for the good Of all humanity.
Then the shofar or rams horn was
blown and the scrolls were carried under
canopies by the chief rabbi DIR. Weiz-
mann, and others to the various syna-
gogues to which they belonged.
In the afternoon the town of Tel Aviy
remained en- fete. There were process
sions of school children crowned and
decorated with flowers, the Yemenites
carrying small lambs and goats on their
shoulders and bearing palms in their
hands. Children sold flowers and confetti
in the streets, the proceeds from which
90 to fund started recently by the Iii
onist teachers for translating into He
brew and publishing in Hebrew English
books and literature. In the evening the
Maccabees gave an athletic demonstra-
ton in the public gardens, and the pro-
ceedings closed at sunset with the sing
ing of "God Save the King" and the
Zionist national anthem, "Hatikvah, the
song of hope.