The body of the late Nissim Behar, who was the representative of the Alliance Israelite Universelle in New York and the founder of the Alliance Schools in the Orient, who died in New York on January 1st., almost a year ago, in his 83rd. year, arrived in Palestine to-day, having been placed on board the s.s. “Providence” in New York on December 4th., for removal to Palestine to be re-interred here, according to his wish expressed in his last testament.
A short service was held in Tel Aviv, after which the body was brought to Jerusalem, where a procession was formed at the Alliance Israelite School, and it was accompanied to the cemetery on the Mount of Olives, where it was interred in a grave at the side of that of Nissim Behar’s father.
Dr. David Yellin, Mr. Joseph Meyuhas and Mr. Elmalch delivered memorial addresses in which they paid tribute to the work of this “Jewish Consul” in America.
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