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NEWS
Wave of Sifrei Torah Thefts in Antwerp
By S. Fried
Another wave of sifrei Torah thefts has struck Antwerp
according to Lemaan Teida. Two sifrei Torah
stolen a few months ago were miraculously found in Russia,
one at a border crossing and the other when an unknown figure
tried to sell it to a rov in Grodno.
Nevertheless it seems the needed protective measures have not
been taken in Antwerp and at the beginning of this month
another sefer Torah was stolen. After failing to break
into the large aron kodesh at the Osten Beis Medrash
the thief took two sifrei Torah from a side room.
Afterwards he tried to break into the aron kodesh in
the beis knesses, but again was unsuccessful.
Lemaan Teida reports the thief made a phone call
threatening to steal more sifrei Torah unless he was
given money. In the meantime he broke into the Vishnitz Beis
Medrash and ran off with the tzedokoh box after the
watchman spotted him. According to the report the
kehilloh has a picture of the thief, but does not want
to involve police in the matter.
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