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Show Religious Faith No Secret in Jerusalem Christians ol all denominations; Latins, Lat-ins, including many of the religious orders or-ders and the Uniate churches which acknowledge the supremacy of the pope; the eastern churches, which comprise the Orthodox, the Armenian, and Syriac, Copts, and Abyssinians; the Anglican church; the Jews, divided divid-ed into Ashkenazim. Sepharrlim, Karaites. Ka-raites. Yemenites, Georgians, and Bokharans. National Geographic Magazine. In Jerusalem, the little citj ot greal things, religious observances play a part In daily life unknown in oilier capitals. Since it Is the center ot three great faiths and all theit sub divisions, can it be wondered al il each faith and branch thereof jealous ly guards rights and rites acquired throughout centuries, often through famine, seige and untold hardship? In a modern city, jne meets people dally for years without knowing their religious beliefs. This Is Impossible In Jerusalem. Be he occidental or oriental, every man's religion Is known to all and also the fidelity with which he carries out the obligations imposed by his faith. The religious festivals bring their own pageantry to the city. There are Moslems with their adherents from northern Africa, India, Afghanistan Bokhara Arabia, and the Sudan : |