Holocaust-Looted Torah Fragment Sale in Norway Sparks Outrage
Summarized from Haaretz English by baba
A fragment of a Holocaust-looted Torah scroll was sold at a Norwegian auction for $8,500 on Sunday. Israel and a Jewish restitution group condemned the sale as a "moral obscenity" and called for Norwegian intervention. The sale raises concerns about the trade of stolen Holocaust artifacts.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- A Holocaust-looted Torah scroll fragment sold for $8,500 at a Norwegian auction.
- Israel and a Jewish restitution group condemned the sale.
- The groups called the sale a "moral obscenity" and urged Norway to intervene.
- The fragment was stolen by an SS soldier during the Holocaust.
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