In May 2012, we acquired a Holocaust Torah. This is a “saved scroll”, recovered after WWII, from a destroyed community in Europe. We have become shomrim (guardians) of this Torah and we are honored to have it in our congregation.
Our scroll comes from the Memorial Scrolls Trust, MST#888, (the repository for saved scrolls) at the Westminster Synagogue in London, England. It was recorded by the Jewish Museum in Prague as having been collected from Caslav-Golcuv-Jenikov. For more information see “The Jewish Sights of Bohemia and Moravia” by Jiri Fiedler, published in 1991. The author notes the following: Caslav is a town in Bohemia, 70km ESE of Prague. Up to the mid-19th century only one Jewish family was allowed to reside in Caslav. When the Jews were granted civic equality under law in the mid-19th century, Jews from the neighboring villages started to move to Caslav.
Read moreRead about GSJC's Rededication Service for our Holocaust Torah
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Read about GSJC's Participation in Family Promise -- a Social Action Project in conjunction with FCC
GSJC Fundraiser
Penny Lane Band - A Beatles Tribute
Saturday, April 21, 2018, 7pm
First Congregational Church
Advance tickets recommended -- Available now; great for holiday gifts
For more info, see flyer
Jacob Berger Bar Mitzvah
May 5, 2018, 10am
Meetinghouse
Zachary Finkelstein Bar Mitzvah
May 12, 2018, 9:30am
Meetinghouse