Impressive funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Bezalel Building for Professor Boris Schatz, whose remains arrived from the United States, where he died last March, aboard the Excalibur.
The Bezalel building, home of the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts, which the late Professor Schatz founded and to which he devoted his life, was draped in black.
Hundreds attended the services and heard the eulogies delivered by Dr. Chaim Arlosoroff in behalf of the Zionist Executive; M. M. Ussishkin, president of the Jewish National Fund, and Ben Zvi, representing the Palestine Jewish National Council.
After the services, the funeral cortege proceeded to the Mount of Olives where the remains were buried.
The services in Jerusalem were the second to be held that day. The body arrived yesterday morning in Jaffa whence it was taken to Tel Aviv. There a service was held in the Great Synagogue. Eulogies were delivered by Mayor Dizengoff and Dr. Klausner. The municipality of Tel Aviv had previously issued a call for a last tribute to be paid to Professor Schatz.
The body was escorted to Jerusalem, under special guard. The press devoted considerable space yesterday to a review of Professor Schatz’s life and work.
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