THE TORAH IS BACK HOME IN MUNICH AT CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM (A Liberal Congregation)
The website contains six sections:
June 10-12, 2005 Dedication Program in Munich
November 9, 2004 - Photos of the Kristallnacht Program at Congregation Beth Simchat Torah (NYC) where the ownership of the Torah was transfered to Congregation Beth Shalom of Munich
November 9, 2004 - The History of the "Little Torah" by Rick Landman (with photos)
Opened Torah showing several columns of text.
November 9, 2004 - Newspaper Articles and Letters Received Concerning the Transfer of the Torah from NYC to Munich
November 14, 2004- Photos and Stories of the Torah AFTER Reaching Munich
Story about the Ark Cover (Parochet) that also found its way back to Munich.
From left to the right:
Maria Drach, Board member of BS,
Adrian Michael Schell, Board member of BS,
Fred Fischer,
Jan Muehlstein, In front of the Parochet that used to hang in Beth Hillel, New York City during the 1940's - 1970's. In the 1950's, the "Little Torah" was kept behind this Parochet at Beth Hillel. Martin Oettinger took Rick Landman as a child to pray at Beth Hillel and both would have davened.
If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to Congregation Beth Shalom in Munich, you can do so by sending your check payable to: "American Friends of the Union of Progressive Jews" and mail it to Walter Jacobs at 4905 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Specify that you want the donation to go to "Beth Shalom" in Munich.
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