Preparations were completed here today for the transfer of the remains of Dr. Theodor Herzl, father of modern Zionism, by air to Israel on August 8.
An Israeli delegation which will escort the body to the Jewish state will arrive by air in Vienna on August 6. The delegation will consist of a ten-man guard of honor of Israeli Army personnel and, reportedly, Minister of Communications David Remez, representing the government, and Itzhak Gruenbaum, former Minister of Interior, representing the Jewish Agency.
The remains of Herzl’s sister, Pauline, now interred in Budapest, will be brought to Vienna to be flown to Israel. Herzl’s parents, who are buried in Vienna, will be disinterred and the remains transferred at the same time. The bodies will lie in state at the Seitenstetten Synagogue Sunday, August 7.
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