Prague's Old-New Synagogue gets first new Torahs since World War Two


  • World
  • Monday, 20 Mar 2017

Members of the Czech Jewish Community write final words in a new Torah scroll during a ceremony in the medieval Old-New Synagogue in Prague March 19, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Prague's medieval Old-New Synagogue received two new Torah scrolls on Sunday, the first ones since World War Two shattered the country's once-thriving Jewish community.

The Torahs, funded by donations to the Prague Jewish community, were written in Israel and brought into the synagogue in a ceremony that included scripting of the final letters by guests and members of the community, and a street dance.

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