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After 50 years on a shelf in Germany, Hebrew scrolls return to Israel
A doctoral candidate discovers Jewish manuscripts said to have been purchased from souvenir dealer for about $25 by a Catholic priest while on a visit to Israel in the 1960s
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In Germany, a Torah is inaugurated on former ‘Adolf Hitler Street’
Hundreds of Jews dance down the main street of Freiburg im Breisgau that was once named after the Nazi leader, as they welcome the sacred scroll
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Pair of 18th-century Torah shields expected to fetch $1m each at auction
Decorative pieces, made of silver and attributed to artisan Elimelekh Tzoref of Stanislav, are among 68-item trove from the Sassoon family to be sold by Sotheby's
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German chancellor participates in historic Torah scroll refurbishing ceremony
18th century Sulzbacher Torah survived the Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938, found faded due to 'ravages of time' after abandoned until 2015
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Police in Turkey claim to find, seize 2,000-year-old Torah scroll
Ancient text was reportedly taken Friday, when police stopped two cars for an inspection in Samsun; 5 people detained
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Torah stolen by Nazis for post-Holocaust ‘Jewish museum’ back in use in Prague
130-year-old scroll will be used in a service on Simchat Torah for first time since it was looted by the Nazis in 1942
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Cops find stolen Torah originally from Baghdad that alleged thief planned to...
Police say scroll is hundreds of years old and worth hundreds of thousands of shekels; was found in home in northern town of Umm al-Fahm
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83 years after Kristallnacht, sections of lost Torah scroll resurface in...
Protestant minister in Görlitz turns over segments of Torah that had been in safekeeping since the anti-Jewish pogrom in 1938
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National Library shows off rare Torah scrolls, including one mufti saved from...
Delicate parchment filmed in time for Shavuot; one was hidden in mosque during WWII; another thought to belong to merchant said to serve as Poland's king for a day in 16th century
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Family of slain South African immigrant starts global drive to complete Torah...
Project to commemorate Eli Kay, who was murdered by a Hamas gunman in Jerusalem, seeks to create portable memorial for trekkers and tour groups in Israel
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New York man says precious family Torah stolen from Las Vegas hotel
Jack Abraham brought the scroll for Shabbat services at trade show, was told the room where he left it was secured; says police told him suspect tried to sell the artifact
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Muslim man says he’s delaying protest Torah burning near Israeli embassy in...
Man has reportedly received approval from Swedish authorities for demonstration, which comes in wake of a far-right politician’s recent burning of a Quran outside Denmark mosque The post Muslim man...
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Ruins of Turkish city of Antakya tell story of a rich past
Jewish community's leaders died in 7.8-quake this month; city 'can be rebuilt, but it will not be like the old one,' resident says The post Ruins of Turkish city of Antakya tell story of a rich past...
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‘Priceless’ 18th-century Torah to be on ‘Antiques Roadshow’ UK
The Reform Kehillat Kernow congregation in Cornwall calls the incredible scroll its 'most sacred possession' The post ‘Priceless’ 18th-century Torah to be on ‘Antiques Roadshow’ UK appeared first on...
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Daily Briefing Dec. 12: Day 67 – Scribes write Torahs for troops, hostages,...
Diaspora affairs reporter Canaan Lidor discusses Nahal Oz kibbutz relocation and Torah scrolls on turbo as Tech Israel editor Sharon Wrobel looks at consumer spending since Oct. 7 The post Daily...
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