President Shazar and other dignitaries attended today the funeral of Shlomo Ginossar, son of the late Jewish writer and thinker, Achad Haam, who died yesterday at the age of 79. Mr. Ginossar spent most of his life on the staff of the Hebrew University and for 12 years was its chief administrator. He served two years as Israel’s Ambassador to Italy. He was also a well-known writer.
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