Some Jewish religious figures living in the occupied territories have condemned such behaviour.

Herod has asked the leading Jewish religious figures about how to find out where Jesus was to be born.

The ceremony, which had to be moved into a hangar because of heavy rain, was attended by two dozen prominent Jewish and political figures.

Jewish and opposition figures challenged the reassessment, which appeared in an article titled "March 1968."

A large number of tributes to him were issued by leading Jewish figures and organisations after his death.

The letter was later endorsed by some 250 other Jewish religious figures.

The letter seemed to reflect a split among Jewish figures but those earlier critics were more supportive today.

This does not make him a typically Jewish figure.

He is widely regarded as one of the most important Jewish figures of his time.

Some Jewish figures also criticized the tribute to the Bund leaders.