Irreplaceable old Hebrew scrolls, including some invaluable, hand-written documents on old parchment, were destroyed in a synagogue fire here.
The fire is believed to have been set by thieves who had broken into the synagogue office. The office had been ransacked, and money and other valuables were taken from the safe. Half the roof of the synagogue collapsed before firemen could get the flames under control.
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