Ten Torah scrolls confiscated during the Soviet era were returned this week to a Russian Jewish community. The governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region in central Russia made the gesture during a ceremony Sunday commemorating the 120th anniversary of the local synagogue.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
