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2017 Summer Closure

Jeffrey Ohrenstein
22 Jul, 2017

This is "The Wall of Scrolls" containing approximately 150 scrolls

The Memorial Scrolls Trust Museum will be closed until the 21st of August. If you would like to contact us please use the Contact page. Read More

MST#1375 from Prague – Malzavinky: What makes this Torah Scroll different from all others?

Julia Levy
1 Aug, 2016

This Torah scroll is in fact very different from all the others scrolls that grace our community. So you may ask: mah nishtanah HaTorah hazot mikol sifrei haTorah; why is this Torah different from all other Torah scrolls? Well that’s a bit of a long story. Several years ago, our shul decided that we wanted… Read More

The meaning of our Holocaust Torah by Rabbi Norman Patz

Julia Levy
1 Aug, 2016

In 1975, when our congregation got one of the Holocaust scrolls from the Memorial Scrolls Trust in London, we were told that it came from Dvůr Králové nad Labem, an industrial town in northeastern Bohemia. But we were not able to learn anything further about the Jews of the town, not even the names of… Read More

True to the words of Elie Wiesel

Julia Levy
1 Aug, 2016

Elie Wiesel, who died very recently, wrote a Foreword for a Memorial Scrolls Trust booklet in 1988: “Once, when trying to explain the Torah to my students, I said: “A Chassidic legend reports that it was not the Ark that saved Noah from the flood, but the word, tevah which means letter as well as… Read More

Museum Summer Closing

Web Admin
14 Jul, 2016

The MST Museum will be closed for 2 weeks, beginning 15th July. We look forward to welcoming visitors again from Tuesday 2nd August. Wishing you a summer of health and joy! Read More

MST Museum Featured on AEJM Website

Ariel Friedlander
24 Aug, 2015

The Association of European Jewish Museums has recently revamped its website. This includes links to all its members and associate members. The MST Museum is featured as an associate member, and our page may be viewed here. Thank you to the AEJM for including us. Read More

The MST Office Reopens!

Ariel Friedlander
10 Aug, 2015

Shalom from the MST office, open once again after a brief summer break. We hope you will be patient as we catch up with our correspondence, and in the spirit of Elul we ask for forgiveness for any frustration we may have caused you. With all best wishes for a healthy and fulfilling New Year! Read More

Murdered Jews of Pribram Commemorated

Ariel Friedlander
4 Jun, 2015

Susan Boyer and other friends of the Memorial Scrolls Trust were present in Pribram, Czech Republic, on 3rd June for the unveiling ceremony of a memorial stone for Shoah victims from Pribram. We just received a copy of the words spoken by the mayor of the town, Jindrich Vereka: “Dear Rabbi Sidon [Chief Rabbi, Czech… Read More

Sofer David Brand z”l

Ariel Friedlander
9 Mar, 2015

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It is with profound sadness that the Memorial Scrolls Trust shares the news we have just received that our beloved Sofer David Brand died in Israel at the beginning of February. Baruch Dayan Ha-Emet. May his memory be for a blessing. Read More

In Conversation – A Report

Ariel Friedlander
5 Nov, 2014

In Conversation: David Bernstein & Lord Triesman with Anthony Clavane Last Monday, the Memorial Scrolls Trust was delighted to host an evening of conversation as a fund-raiser for our work. David Bernstein and Lord David Triesman were interviewed about the current state of Association Football in England by the writer and sports journalist Anthony… Read More