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A Czech Torah scroll returns home — and to the heart of public life

JL;DR SUMMARY On Yom HaShoah, Torah Scroll MST #41 was installed for permanent display in the Czech Parliament's Chamber of Deputies. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryHolocaustJewish HeritageJewish CommunitiesYom HashoahJewish MemoryRestorationMemorial Scrolls TrustCzech Torah ScrollCzech Parliament

Places mentioned

Prague, Středočeský, Czechia
"But this moment in Prague felt different."
Ricany, Středočeský, Czechia
"Here was one of our scrolls originally from Ricany, rescued from the wreckage of destroyed Jewish life."

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