Czech Torah
Czech torah restoration
OUR CZECH HOLOCAUST SEFER TORAH
Sefer Torah #531 was entrusted to Congregation Chaverim in 1976 by the Memorial Scrolls Trust of London, England. They rescued over 1500 scrolls confiscated by the Nazis from Bohemia and Moravia, Czechoslovakia during World War II. Read more about the Memorial Scrolls Trust here.
For 47 years we have cared for, read from, and cherished this scroll. We have used this scroll during our dor v’dor (from generation to generation) processions at b’nai mitzvah ceremonies, on Mt. Lemmon on Rosh Hashanah, and at many Shabbats and other services.
Photo from our scrapbook of CZ Torah dedication ceremony in 1976 - News article originally published in the AZ Jewish Post
With a grant from Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona we have hired Rabbi Kevin Hale of Boston, MA to repair and restore our Czech Holocaust Sefer Torah.
Rabbi Hale, scribe, repairing a scroll
INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE WEEK SCHEDULE:
Tucson Hebrew Academy
Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center (TJMHC)
University of Arizona Hillel Foundation
Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center
Saturday Jan 27 9:30-Noon
Congregation Anshei Israel
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(520) 320-1015
Sat, April 27 2024
19 Nisan 5784