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To Fly Zeppelin to Palestine March 25

March 15, 1929
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The Graf Zeppelin will definitely start on its flight to Palestine on March 25, it was announced here today by Dr. Hugo Eckener, captain of the airship.

Among the passengers will be Dr. Paul Loebe, president of the German Republic; Dr. Otto Braun, Prussian Prime Minister; Dr. Bolz, Mayor of Wurtemburg and a number of members of the Prussian parliament.

On arrival in Palestine the passengers of the airship will visit places of interest, including the Wailing Wall and the Tomb of Rachel, Dr. Eckener stated. The route of the Zeppelin will be via Marseilles, Rome, and Naples.

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