Show SCENES AT JEWISH FUNERAL hebrews excited over the burl of a venerated rabbi most extraordinary scenes took place in tunis yesterday on the occa filon of the burial of bouchi the late grand rabbi ot the jews of the protectorate a paris dispatch to the london telegraph hebrew traditions are kept to the letter of the law in tunis especially as regards funerals about jews of all classes thronged round the funeral car endeavoring to touch the body of the dead dignitary of the ayna gogue the crush was enormous and as the body had several times fallen out of its place the police took charge of the funeral and in strong force carted the car to the cemetery here further trouble arose as a lot of peo pie wanted to throw earth into the pillowcase which was to be placed under the head ot the grand rabbi in his tomb the police succeeded with great difficulty in preserving order and with the help of fifteen voluntary the body in its white shroud was taken from the car and consigned to the earth before it was carried down there was a final rush of people who wanted to kiss the shroud many also struggled to de into the grave for the purpose of saluting the corpse for the last time but they were driven back by sheer force during the burial which wa quickly effected owing to the crowds women in the cemetery pierced the air with their heartrending walls the explanation of these nary scenes Is that the jews of tunis considered that their grand rabbi had died a saint or as the phrase Is among catholics in the odor ot banc city and that whoever helped to carry the body kissed it or even touched the shroud of fine linen enveloping it received pardon tor sins committed and promises of heaven |