OUR RESCUED TORAH
Thanks to the generous efforts of our late members Aubrey and Amelia Jay, Chevrei Tzedek Congregation is proud to be the custodian of one of the 1,564 Torah scrolls rescued by the Jewish community of Prague during World War II.
Our Torah scroll has traveled from a Czech synagogue to a cemetery chapel to multiple warehouses under Nazi and later Communist rule. It traveled from London to Baltimore and back before finally returning to Chevrei Tzedek, restored to kosher status.
As we celebrate our scroll’s survival, we also remember those from its original community who did not survive.
Learn more about our special scroll by following the links below and from the Memorial Scrolls Trust.
Thanks to Alan Cohen, Chevrei Tzedek congregant and historian, for researching and writing much of this content.
Much of the rest of the information and some of the photos are courtesy of the Memorial Scrolls Trust.
As we celebrate our scroll’s survival, we also remember those from its original community who did not survive.
Learn more about our special scroll by following the links below and from the Memorial Scrolls Trust.
Thanks to Alan Cohen, Chevrei Tzedek congregant and historian, for researching and writing much of this content.
Much of the rest of the information and some of the photos are courtesy of the Memorial Scrolls Trust.
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Rededication of our rescued Torah Scroll
on Saturday, February 25, 2023
on Saturday, February 25, 2023
