Czech Memorial Scroll Torah
Zachor – Ensure the Tragedies of the Holocaust are Not Forgotten
We are honored that the Anna and Meyer Prentis Residence at Jewish Senior Life holds Czech Scroll #749 on loan from the Memorial Scrolls Trust.
Our scroll is believed to have been scribed in 1840 and was owned by a synagogue in Radlice. It was sent onward to the town Praha (Prague)-Smichov during the Shoah. The date 1840 is etched into one of the scroll rollers which are original.
Each scroll from the Memorial Scrolls Trust represents hundreds of Jewish communities in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia (Czechoslovakia) that were wiped out in the Holocaust.
In 1984, Jewish Apartments and Services, under the leadership of Helen Naimark, began inquiring with the Memorials Scrolls Trust regarding how to secure a scroll. The dream became a reality in 1986 when the scroll arrived at Prentis Apartments via British Airways and has remained at Prentis Apartments for all to appreciate since that time.
On February 7, 1964, a total of 1,564 scrolls arrived at London’s Westminster Synagogue to be cared for by the Memorial Scrolls Trust. Over 1,400 of the Scrolls have been entrusted on permanent loan around the world including more than 1,000 in the United States. The majority of the scrolls are now at synagogues, other Jewish institutions, universities, and elsewhere including the Royal Library Windsor and the White House.
While each scroll remains the property of the Trust, those who are fortunate to have a scroll on loan are also entrusted with remembering the people of the communities from which they originated. Prentis Apartments remembers the Jewish community of Praha-Radlice and the Six Million who perished in the Holocaust by housing this important historical treasure.
Memorial Scrolls Trust
The Memorial Scrolls Trust has allocated Czech scrolls to synagogues and organisations around the world. The scrolls are never sold or donated, but allocated on loan.
Click the links below to learn more about Memorial Scrolls Trust and the Czech Scroll Museum.
The Anna and Meyer Prentis Residence
Prentis Apartments is the current proud home of our scroll. Nestled within the A. Alfred Taubman Jewish Community Campus in Oak Park, Michigan, Prentis Apartments offers a warm and welcoming environment where residents enjoy a maintenance-free lifestyle, vibrant social connections, and enriching activities. Learn more about Prentis Apartments below.
Holocaust Memorial Services with Jewish Senior Life
As a result of the overwhelming tragedies that Holocaust survivors experienced, they typically struggle with feelings of anxiety and depression more profoundly than those in the general population. The Program for Holocaust Survivors and Families (PHSF) is designed to address the unique needs of aging Survivors using traditional and innovative programming.
Dr. Charles Silow
(248) 592-5030
csilow@jslmi.org
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