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Torah Captured from Axis Forces in Libya Turned over to Tel Aviv Rabbis

June 25, 1942
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A Torah captured by the British forces when they were attacking Derna in Libya several months ago has been turned over to the Tel Aviv rabbinate, it was announced here today.

The Torah, which had originally reposed in the Derna synagogue, was found among German and Italian stores seized by the British.

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