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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. 
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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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Chevrei Tzedek's  Scroll #345

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How did our scroll and others survive the Holocaust?
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The Double Peh and other extraordinary letters

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Jewish life in the Czech Republic
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Rededication of our rescued Torah Scroll
​on Saturday, February 25, 2023
Chevrei Tzedek Congregation
shalom@chevrei.org

443-992-7485

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3101 Fallstaff Road
(at ​the 
Edward A. Myerberg Center)

Baltimore, MD  21209
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