A Torah rescued from Iraq was presented yesterday to the Magen David Sephardic Congregation comprising families from Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and other countries of the Middle East and Mediterranean. The presentation was by Judge William C. Levy, president of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington, who called for general attendance at synagogue services on Shabbat Zachor, March 12-13 as a Sabbath of concern for Jews in Arab lands. The antique Torah, written on parchment, had been at the Spanish Portuguese Synagogue in London since its rescue from Iraq.
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