A new museum at the Westminster Synagogue tells the story of its famous collection of Czech scrolls rescued from the Holocaust. A state-of-the-art display with audio-visual and computer facilities was unveiled last week on the third floor of the synagogue's premises in Kent House, Knightsbridge.
The exhibition, "The Silent Messengers", is open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 4pm but can be viewed at other times by arrangement.
In 1964, 1,564 scrolls saved by Czech Jews in Prague during the Holocaust were brought to the synagogue.
Since then, more than 1,400 have been repaired and restored and sent to Jewish communities across the world.
