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MST Care for 1,564 Czech Torah and other scrolls, it’s a big responsibility

May 2026

Our small but internationally recognised museum attracts many visits from scroll-holders but also from many others interested in learning more about the history of the scrolls and how they were saved from further loss and destruction under the communists, thanks to Ralph Yablon z"l.

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis and Lady Mirvis have been long time supporters of the MST and are custodians of a Czech Torah that is used regularly. We were delighted to welcome them to our museum together with Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Johnstone-Burt and his wife.

They took particular interest in a Torah wimple dating from 1762 and a historic scroll that has been confirmed to have been written in the 13th century.