December 7. On this date in 1952, Shoghi Effendi addressed a letter to Abba Hushi, the Mayor of Haifa, addressing him as "Your Worship."

 

December 7. On this date in 1952, Shoghi Effendi addressed a letter to Abba Hushi, the Mayor of Haifa, addressing him as "Your Worship."

Your Worship:

Your letter of November 30th has been received by me on my return from Bahji, and I wish to assure you that the Bahá'í Community will be happy to co-operate in making the city of Haifa luminous and beautiful, in connection with the Symposium to be held at the Hebrew Technical College on Problems of Illumination, especially so as this Symposium will be held during Hanukka. I will give instructions that the period of illumination of our Shrine should be extended during these days [the Shrine was always flood-lit every night at sunset for a short time], and wish also to extend through your Worship an invitation to the delegates and visitors attending the Symposium to enter the Shrine and gardens on one of the evenings when they will be touring our city, to enjoy the illumination. The necessary arrangements can be made to open the gates and Shrine for them, if we are informed in advance.

Yours sincerely,

Shoghi Rabbani

World Head of the Bahá'í Faith.