How old are the scrolls and where do they come from?
The scrolls are hundreds of years old and originated with communities across Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The focal point of every community was the Synagogue where they gathered to read from their Sefer Torah. These communities were subjected to oppression and expulsion. Most of them have disappeared completely as their populations fled – taking their Torah scrolls with them. We are constantly touched by the thought that generations of Jews celebrated their personal and communal events while reading from these very same treasured scrolls.
