As a result of joint action by the Ministry for Religion and the Hebrew University 288 Torahs and some 10,000 Jewish religious books have been salvaged from former Jewish centers in Europe.
Ninety-four of 288 Scrolls and most of the books were given to Israel by the Vienna Jewish Community. Ninety other Scrolls were contributed by the Union of Italian Jewish Communities and most of the remaining Scrolls and books came from Dutch communities, including four Torahs from the ancient Portuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam. The Torahs will be distributed among the synagogues of Israel while the books will be divided between the Ministry and the University.
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