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Northwood and Pinner Liberal helps its Czech mates
The town of Kolin has bought the house used by the rabbi of the once thriving local community to keep its memory alive
August 20, 2020 13:18
The town of Kolin has bought the house used by the rabbi of the once thriving local community to keep its memory alive
August 20, 2020 13:18The Czech town of Kolin has bought the house used pre- and post-war by the rabbi of the once thriving local community, having been inspired by the work of Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue in keeping its memory alive.
Incorporating a room containing three mikvaot and a second home behind which is believed to have been occupied by the cantor, the property is located in the former Jewish ghetto. It is in a dilapidated state and funds are currently being raised by the town to restore it and open it to the public, as it has done with other former Jewish landmarks.
It was last occupied by Rabbi Richard Feder, a renowned scholar, theologian and survivor of Theresienstadt, who lived there until the 1950s, the community having been decimated by the Holocaust.
The relationship between the town and the North London shul dates back to the 1970s when NPLS inherited a Czech memorial scroll from Kolin.
