Jewish leaders in Prague launched an international appeal for aid after floods caused an estimated $4 million worth of damage to Jewish holy sites. Volunteers worked around the clock since Monday, sandbagging synagogues and other Jewish sites in a desperate attempt to keep away the waters from the worst floods to hit the city in more than 100 years.
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