Holocaust Torah

Early Nineteenth Century Torah from a Synagogue in Dolni Kounice, Czechoslovakia, rescued from the Holocaust, and acquired by Temple Shalom through the generosity of these survivors of the Holocaust and their families:

Mary and William Erlich
Rhoda and Jack Novin
Marilyn and Israel Geller
Adele and Samuel Primack
Freda and Norman Katz
Lieba and Joshua Wainer
Fay and Noah Lewin
Barbara and Philip White

More about the Dolni Kounice Synagogue

Read this article (PDF) about our Holocaust Torah Scroll first arriving at Temple Shalom in 1987.

Our Holocaust Torah is MST#263 and on permanent loan from the Memorial Scrolls Trust, London England. Learn more about Czech scrolls at The Memorial Scrolls Trust, a U.K. non-profit organization working to link over 1000 Czech Torah scroll holders around the world.

View the certificate here.