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Jewish News 24 · Oct 18, 2026

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ISRAEL CONDEMNS NAZI-LOOTED TORAH SCROLL AUCTION IN NORWAY: Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned an auction scheduled for Sunday in Oslo by Valkyrie Historical Auctions, reportedly featuring a fragment of a Torah scroll stolen and desecrated by Nazi SS soldiers during the Holocaust and used as wrapping paper. The ministry also criticized Norway’s plan to eliminate dedicated funding for student visits to former concentration camps, although the government proposes transferring those funds to local authorities. Calling the situation a “moral obscenity,” Israel demanded immediate action, declaring: “Auctions of sacred texts looted by the Nazis: IN. Visits to extermination camps: OUT.”

ISRAEL CONDEMNS NAZI-LOOTED TORAH SCROLL AUCTION IN NORWAY: Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned an auction scheduled for Sunday in Oslo by Valkyrie Historical Auctions, reportedly featuring a fragment of a Torah scroll stolen and desecrated by Nazi SS soldiers during the Holocaust and used as wrapping paper. The ministry also criticized Norway’s plan to eliminate dedicated funding for student visits to former concentration camps, although the government proposes transferring those funds to local authorities. Calling the situation a “moral obscenity,” Israel demanded immediate action, declaring: “Auctions of sacred texts looted by the Nazis: IN. Visits to extermination camps: OUT.”

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