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8 paper items that belonged to Rabbi David Raymond, the representative of the Jewish religion at the ceremony at which the ashes of the Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas Karamchad Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) were scattered. Calcutta, 1948-1950. English and Hebrew.
Rabbi David Gerji Rahamim Raymond was one of the eight worshippers at the ceremony at which Gandhi's ashes were scattered in Calcutta. The ceremony was attended by the representatives of eight different religions, who were asked to say a common prayer in accordance with each religion's scriptures and customs.
Items include: * The official invitation to the ceremony, signed by the president of the University of Calcutta. * Program distributed to the ceremony participants, containing the order of prayers and the names of the worshippers. * Note of gratitude for participating in the ceremony, from the secretary of the government of West Bengal. * Note of thanks for participating in the ceremony, from the president of the University of Calcutta. * Invitation from the Indian government to take part in a prayer ceremony on the occasion of the establishment of the Republic of India (1950). * Seven typewritten leaves containing Raymond's memoirs and impressions (detailed description of the ceremony, his sensations during the prayer, the other participants, and other subjects, typed in Hebrew). * and more.
The certificates and letters are mounted on thick paper, with titles and short captions, typed in Hebrew. Inserted in paper portfolio, with a table of contents in Raymond's handwriting (one of the documents listed in the table of contents is missing from the portfolio).
Size varies. Good-fair overall condition. Filing holes, folding marks and creases.