Israel Demands Norway Halt Auction of Torah Scroll Desecrated by Nazis
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Israel has strongly protested Norway's plan to auction a Torah scroll parchment desecrated by Nazis during the Holocaust. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded the auction's immediate halt and the item's return, calling the sale a moral low. The incident exacerbates concerns over Norway's potential cancellation of funding for school trips to Holocaust sites.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israel protested Norway's auction of a Torah scroll parchment desecrated by Nazis during the Holocaust.
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded the immediate halt of the auction and the return of the item.
- Jerusalem called the attempt to profit from the desecrated holy object a moral low.
- The incident raises concerns about Norway's approach to Holocaust remembrance.
- Norway is also considering canceling funding for school trips to Holocaust memorial sites.
Israel and the Jewish people have lodged a strong protest following the revelation of an auction in Norway offering a parchment from a Torah scroll looted during the Holocaust. Reports indicate that the sacred parchment was desecrated and defiled by Nazi SS soldiers, who allegedly used it as wrapping paper. Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has formally and urgently appealed to Norwegian authorities, demanding the immediate cessation of the auction and the return of the item. Jerusalem has characterized the attempt to profit from the sale of a holy object so shamefully desecrated as a moral low point and a severe blow to the memory of Holocaust victims. The incident has sparked further outrage due to Norway's apparent policy review that could cancel government funding for school trips to Holocaust memorial sites and extermination camps in Europe. The combination of these two developments has raised deep concerns about Oslo's approach to Holocaust remembrance and the fight against the desecration of religious texts.
