Uhříněves, Czech Republic

Alternate names: Uhříněves [Cz], Aurinowes [Ger], Aurschinewes 50°02' N, 14°36' E

Uhříněves Synagogue

A ceremony was performed unveiling this commemorative plaque, posted outside the Synagogue, on Monday afternoon23 October 2000, in the presence of a delegation of members of Finchley Reformed Synagogue, London UK, members of the local community, and two survivors of the Holocaust. Plaque financed mostly by FRS. Survivors Emma Krausova (died in 2011) and Hanna Fuchsova were present. After the traditional blessing, Hanna told us that she waited 55 years for this to happen. Hanna lives now in Prague.

Uhríneveská SYNAGOGUE - The building of the former synagogue

Uhříněves Torahs

Traditionally, the words in the Torah (five books of the Old Testament) are written on a scroll by a sofer (scribe) on parchment in Hebrew. A Torah portion is read publicly at least once every three days, in the halachically (Jewish Law) prescribed tune, in the presence of a congregation. Reading the Torah publicly is one of the bases for Jewish communal life.

According to the Czech Memorial Scrolls Museum in London UK, all seven Scrolls that originally belonged to the Uhr?i?ne?ves Synagogue (before the Holocaust) were saved. Here is a list of locations of each Scroll and a contact. Something these congregations all have in common is well said by Michael Heppner from Finchley Reformed Synagogue (FRS); receiving the Sacred Scrolls came with an obligation: ‘The obligation to honor and remember the Jews from whose town the Scrolls came from. I have four members of my family included victims.

The Scrolls are housed with the following congregations:

• Beth-El Torah

• Beth Emeth Torah

• Finchley Torah

• B'nai B'rith Klutznick Museum Torah

• Temple Sinai Torah

• Century Pines Jewish Center Torah
  Scroll #1194 on loan from Memorial Scrolls Trust in UK, November 2000 to:
  
  Century Pines Jewish Center
  
  1200 SW 136^th Ave Pembroke Pines FL 33027
  
  Confirmed by MST and no further data available.

• Bushey & District Synagogue Torah
  Scroll #733, acquired on loan November 1970
  
  177/189 Sparrows Herne Bushey, Herts, WD23 1AJ UK
  
  Contact Rabbi Meir Salasnik, zm@salasnik.net
  
  Rabbi Salasnik: All we can add is that this scroll is used regularly in the synagogue service.
  
  We specifically relate to 9th Av, Yom Hashoah and Holocaust Memorial Day so as to
  
  emphasize at different times of the year - the Shoah; also of course Yizkor on the 4 festivals
  
  when it is recited.

Celebrating 50th Aniversary of the arrival in London of 1564 scrolls.