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Strong detachments of British police under the command of the Police Superintendent and the District Commissioner of Jerusalem stood guard last night at the Western Wall of the Temple commonly known as the Wailing Wall, when the Jews of Palestine made their annual mass pilgrimage to the remnant of the Temple to recite the Lamentations of Jeremiah over the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple.
Ten thousand Jewish worshippers participated in the pilgrimage and in the prayers offered all night at the Wall. In view of the recent sharp controversy between the Jews and the Moslem over the right of access to the Holy Site, special precautionary measures were taken and the mounted and foot police kept vigilance as the pilgrimage proceeded. No disturbances occurred.
Before the pilgrimage started the District Commissioner of Jerusalem warned Rabbi A. J. Cook, Chief Rabbi of Palestine, against any disturbances. The (Continued on Page 4)
At the same time a Jewish demonstration to assert the right of the Jews to unmolested and unhampered worship at the Wall was held in Tel Aviv, the all-Jewish Palestine city. The demonstration proceeded peacefully to the Tel Aviv Town Hall.
Henry M. Hyams died at his home in Brookline, Mass., on Tuesday. His interests in Jewish movements was marked by generous donations to many charities.
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