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Tunisian authorities foil smuggling of 15th-century Torah scroll

Authorities from the North African country arrest a group of suspects belonging to an international smuggling ring; Torah was set to smuggled and sold in Europe.

Tunisian authorities announced that they prevented a 15th-century Torah scroll from being smuggled out of the country. The scroll was written on bovine skin.

 

 

According to Tunisian authorities, a group of suspects were arrested following a tip that the Torah scroll was being transferred to a European country as part of an antiquities smuggling operation.

 

Tunisian Torah press conference

Tunisian Torah press conference

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During a press conference, Tunisian National Guard spokesman Khalifa al-Shibani presented the rare Torah scroll, which measures 37m long and 47cm wide.

 

According to al-Shibani, unidentified foreign elements attempted to buy the scroll, which he described as "a unique historical item for the world."

 

Tunisian press conference of ancient Torah
Tunisian press conference of ancient Torah

 

Later in the press conference, al-Shibani said, "Experts at the National Heritage Institute have confirmed that the Torah scroll is an extremely rare, historical and invaluable item that is from the 15th century."

 

The scroll seems to contain all parts of the Torah, yet Hebrew language experts argue that this scroll was written before the various books of the Torah were organized into their present order.

 

Tunisia's Jewish community has shrunk dramatically since the establishment of the State of Israel, yet there is still a Jewish presence on the island of Djerba, which attracts Jewish tourists every year for the holiday of Lag BaOmer.

 


פרסום ראשון: 03.11.17, 21:23
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