Photo shows Major Haim Otmazgin, commander of the ZAKA search-and-rescue force, holding the Book of Esther, undated. Major Haim Otmazgin reportedly took the Book of Esther from an elderly man in Antakya, Hatay, Turkey, during rescue operations. Note: Picture is private (ZAKA/Newsflash)
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21 February 2023
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Jerusalem has returned centuries-old scrolls after they were removed by an Israeli rescue team after an earthquake-wrecked synagogue was destroyed in Turkey. The ancient scrolls, known as the Book of Esther, had been stored in the Antakya Synagogue. Antakya was one of the hardest-hit cities...