Dohány Street Synagogue

The synagogue's 27 Torah scrolls were saved from Nazi desecration by two priests who buried them in a Christian cemetery and returned them after the war. Other objects from the adjoining Jewish Museum were hidden in the cellar of the National Museum for safekeeping.
Photo credit: Florida Center for Instructional Technology

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