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Historic Torah Dedication

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On the night of November 9, 1938, amid the deafening sounds of gunshots, the smashing of glass, and the cries of a mob rioting and looting the Jewish Quarter, Isaac Schwartz, a young boy of only 14, risked his life to douse a bonfire full of Torah scrolls, shawls, prayer books, and other Jewish artifacts that Nazi soldiers had set aflame in a square in Hamburg. From the ashes, he managed to rescue a single Torah scroll.
78 years later, at this year's National Jewish Retreat, we will celebrate the rededication of Isaac's scroll, the self-sacrifice it represents, and the revival of Jewish life and Torah study from the ashes of the Holocaust.
The Torah was generously donated to the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute by Mr. Leonard Wien, in memory of his family who perished in the Holocaust.
 
This Torah dedication took place at the 10th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.

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Provider: National Jewish Retreat
Video title: Historic Torah Dedication
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